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    1  A reviser's bill to be entitled
    2  An act relating to the Florida Statutes; amending ss.
    3  7.03, 7.05, 7.16, 7.38, 7.42, 7.54, 7.58, 7.66,
    4  82.036, 100.371, 112.19, 112.191, 112.22, 125.01055,
    5  166.04151, 202.34, 212.08, 212.099, 212.13, 258.004,
    6  288.062, 316.193, 327.4111, 330.41, 332.136, 338.26,
    7  388.46, 391.026, 394.4575, 400.126, 400.191, 409.910,
    8  409.979, 427.703, 429.55, 445.004, 497.271, 570.321,
    9  599.012, 679.3171, 679.613, 718.111, 718.112, 718.501,
10  718.503, 719.106, 720.303, 782.071, 782.072, 790.052,
11  823.11, 836.13, 893.03, 914.27, 916.111, 916.115,
12  921.0022, 934.255, 945.42, 945.485, 951.27, 984.151,
13  984.19, 984.21, 1003.27, 1008.25, 1011.61, and
14  1012.552, F.S.; deleting provisions that have expired,
15  have become obsolete, have had their effect, have
16  served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed
17  or superseded; replacing incorrect cross-references
18  and citations; correcting grammatical, typographical,
19  and like errors; removing inconsistencies,
20  redundancies, and unnecessary repetition in the
21  statutes; and improving the clarity of the statutes
22  and facilitating their correct interpretation;
23  providing an effective date.
24
25  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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27  Section 1.        Section 7.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to
28      read:
29  7.03        Bay County.—The boundary lines of Bay County are as
30      follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of section eighteen
31      in township two, north, range eleven, west; thence west on the
32      section line to the southwest corner of section eighteen in
33      township two, north, range twelve, west; thence south on the
34      range line dividing ranges twelve and thirteen, west, to the
35      Meridian base line; thence west on the base line to the thread
36      of Pine Log Creek in range sixteen, west; thence southwesterly
37      along the thread of said creek into the Choctawhatchee River to
38      the thread of said river; thence southwesterly along the thread
39      of said river to a point where said river intersects the range
40      line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen, west; thence south
41      on said range line to the Gulf of America; thence in a
42      southeasterly southeastwardly direction following the
43      meanderings of said gulf, including the waters of said gulf
44      within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, including all
45      islands opposite the shoreline to a point where range line
46      dividing ranges eleven and twelve, west, intersects with said
47      gulf; thence north on said range line to place of beginning.
48      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
49  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
50  Section 2.        Section 7.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to
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51      read:
52  7.05        Brevard County.—The boundary lines of Brevard County
53      are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the St. Johns River
54      where the line dividing townships twenty-one and twenty-two
55      south, intersects said river; thence east on said township line
56      to the range line dividing ranges thirty-three and thirty-four
57      east; thence north on said range line to where the same
58      intersects the line dividing townships nineteen and twenty
59      south; thence east on said township line to the Atlantic Ocean;
60      thence southward along the Atlantic coast, including the waters
61      of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of Florida, to the
62      intersection with the centerline of the Sebastian Inlet produced
63      easterly eastwardly, said inlet being in section twenty of
64      township thirty south range thirty-nine east; thence westerly on
65      said centerline and continuing southwesterly along the
66      centerline of the approach channel to said inlet from the Indian
67      River to a point due east of the mouth of the St. Sebastian
68      River; thence due west to the mouth of the St. Sebastian River;
69      thence south along the thread of the St. Sebastian River and the
70      thread of the south fork of the St. Sebastian River to a point
71      where the line dividing townships thirty and thirty-one south
72      intersects the thread of said south fork; thence west on said
73      township line to the line dividing ranges thirty-four and
74      thirty-five east; thence north on said range line to the
75      northeast corner of township twenty-five south, range thirty-
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76       four east and the St. Johns River; thence northerly following
77       the thread of said river to the point of beginning.
78       Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
79  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
80  Section 3.        Section 7.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to
81       read:
82  7.16        Duval County.—The boundary lines of Duval County are
83       as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Nassau River; thence
84       up the thread of the main stream of said river to the run of
85       Thomas Swamp; thence up the run of said swamp to where same
86       would intersect the prolongation of a line drawn from the
87       southwest corner of township one north, of range twenty-five
88       east, to the southwest corner of township two south, of range
89       twenty-three east; thence on said last-mentioned line in a
90       southwesterly direction to where its extension would intersect
91       the range line dividing ranges twenty-two and twenty-three east;
92       thence south on said range line, concurrent with the Baker
93       County line, to the dividing line between townships three and
94       four south; thence east on said township line, concurrent with
95       the north boundary of Clay County, to its intersection with the
96       easterly limited access right-of-way line of U.S. 17, said point
97       being located south 88°33′33″ west 2.37 feet of the southwest
98       corner of Lot 12, Block 11 of Island View Subdivision, according
99       to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 6, page 10, Public
100      Records of Duval County, Florida; thence, along the limited
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101      access boundary of State Road 9-A, north 08°45′26″ east 119.74
102      feet; thence north 38°21′40″ east 165.23 feet; thence north
103      49°31′32″ east 101.97 feet, thence north 64°29′41″ east 145.12
104      feet; thence north 83°23′50″ east 290.48 feet to the beginning
105      of a curve concave to the south and having a radius of 22,768.31
106      feet; thence, from a tangent bearing of south 89°51′51″ east,
107      run easterly 1,466.89 feet along said curve through a central
108      angle of 03°41′29″ to the end of said curve; thence south
109      86°10′22″ east 891.45 feet; thence south 86°49′27″ east 228.51
110      feet; thence north 87°54′15″ east 816.30 feet, thence south
111      86°49′27″ east, to the west margin of the main channel of the
112      St. Johns River; thence southerly along the west margin of the
113      main channel of said river, concurrent with the east boundary of
114      Clay County, to a point where a line drawn due west from the
115      mouth of Julington Creek would intersect said western margin of
116      the main channel of the St. Johns River; thence, concurrent with
117      the north boundary of St. Johns County, due east to the mouth of
118      Julington Creek; thence along the thread of said Julington Creek
119      to the south bank of Durbin Creek; thence easterly eastwardly
120      along the south bank of said Durbin Creek to a point where the
121      range line dividing ranges twenty-seven and twenty-eight east
122      intersects said south bank; thence south on said range line to
123      the southwest corner of township four south, range twenty-eight
124      east; thence east on the township line dividing townships four
125      and five south to the southeast corner of township four south,
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126      range twenty-eight east; thence north on twenty-nine east to a
127      point where an extension of the section line between sections
128      eight and seventeen and sections nine and sixteen, township
129      three south, range twenty-nine east, would intersect said
130      section line; thence east on said section line to the Atlantic
131      Ocean; thence northward along the Atlantic coast, including the
132      waters of said ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of
133      Florida, to the point of beginning. Excluding from Duval County
134      the following described parcel of land. Begin at the
135      intersection of the north line of township four south with the
136      easterly right-of-way line of State Road 21, also known as
137      Blanding Boulevard, said east right-of-way line bearing north
138      00°02′42″ west; thence north 52°48′22″ east 2,239.0 feet; thence
139      north 40°33′35″ west 301.54 feet; thence north 24°10′22″ east
140      40.18 feet to an intersection with the southerly limited access
141      right-of-way line of State Road 9-A, also known as Interstate
142      295; thence along the southerly and easterly right-of-way line
143      of said State Road 9-A the following 6 courses; thence south
144      66°10′44″ east 1,883.20 feet to the point of curvature of a
145      curve concave northerly and having a radius of 5,879.578 feet;
146      thence southeasterly 2,592.53 feet along and around said curve
147      through a central angle of 25°15′50″ to the point of tangency of
148      said curve; thence north 88°33′33″ east 3,540.04 feet; thence
149      south 78°13′41″ east 219.09 feet; thence south 61°03′20″ east
150      233.15 feet; thence south 52°38′29″ east 379.68 feet to an
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151      intersection with the northerly line of said township four
152      south; thence departing said right-of-way line, run thence west
153      along said north line of township four south to the point of
154      beginning.
155      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
156  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
157  Section 4.        Section 7.38, Florida Statutes, is amended to
158      read:
159  7.38        Levy County.—The boundary lines of Levy County are as
160      follows: Beginning at the mouth of the most southern outlet of
161      the Big Withlacoochee River, running in an easterly eastwardly
162      direction, including all the islands in the mouth of said river,
163      along the thread of said river to where the range line dividing
164      ranges seventeen and eighteen east intersects said river; thence
165      north on said range line to the township line between townships
166      fourteen and fifteen south; thence east on said township line to
167      the middle line of township fourteen south, range nineteen east;
168      thence north on said middle line to the township line between
169      townships eleven and twelve south; thence west on said township
170      line to the range line between ranges seventeen and eighteen
171      east; thence north on said range line to the northeast corner of
172      section thirteen, township eleven south, range seventeen east;
173      thence west on the north line of said section thirteen and other
174      sections to the range line between ranges sixteen and seventeen
175      east; thence north on said range line to the township line
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176      between townships ten and eleven south; thence west on said
177      township line to the range line between ranges fifteen and
178      sixteen east; thence north on said range line to the northeast
179      corner of section thirty-six, township ten south, range fifteen
180      east; thence west on the north boundary of said section thirty-
181      six to the northwest corner of said section thirty-six, thence
182      north one half mile to the middle line of section twenty-six,
183      township ten south, range fifteen east; thence west on the
184      middle line of said section twenty-six and other sections to the
185      range line between ranges fourteen and fifteen east; thence
186      north to the northeast corner of section twenty-five, township
187      ten south, range fourteen east; thence west on the north line of
188      said section twenty-five and other sections to the thread of the
189      Suwannee River; thence southerly along the thread of the main
190      stream of said river to its mouth; thence south and easterly
191      along the Gulf of America, including all the islands, keys, and
192      the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of
193      Florida, to the point of beginning.
194      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
195  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
196  Section 5.        Section 7.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to
197      read:
198  7.42        Marion County.—The boundary lines of Marion County
199      are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Withlacoochee
200      River, at the range line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen
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201      east; thence north to the township line dividing townships
202      fourteen and fifteen south; thence east on said township line to
203      the middle of township fourteen south, range nineteen east;
204      thence north to the line dividing townships eleven and twelve
205      south; thence east on said township line to Orange Lake; thence
206      down said lake along its southern margin to Orange Creek; thence
207      northerly and easterly down the thread of said creek to its
208      junction with the Oklawaha River; thence northeasterly down the
209      south side of the Oklawaha River at low-water mark to a point on
210      the south side of the Oklawaha River at low-water mark, where
211      the range line dividing ranges twenty-four and twenty-five east
212      in township eleven south, crosses said river; thence south on
213      said range line to where it intersects the township line
214      dividing townships eleven and twelve south; thence east on said
215      township line to where it intersects the section line dividing
216      sections two and three, in township twelve south, of range
217      twenty-five east; thence south on said section line and other
218      section lines to the southwest corner of section twenty-three of
219      said township twelve south, of range twenty-five east; thence
220      east on the section line dividing sections twenty-three and
221      twenty-six and other section lines to the range line dividing
222      ranges twenty-five and twenty-six east; thence south on said
223      range line to the southwest corner of section seven, township
224      thirteen south, range twenty-six east; thence east on the
225      section line dividing sections seven and eighteen, township
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226      thirteen south, range twenty-six east, and other section lines
227      to the west shore of Lake George; thence southerly southwardly
228      along the shore of Lake George to the mouth of Sulphur Spring;
229      thence along the western bank of Lake George until it arrives at
230      range line dividing ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven east;
231      thence south on said range line to township line dividing
232      townships seventeen and eighteen south; thence due west on the
233      said township line to the thread of the Withlacoochee River;
234      thence northwesterly down the thread of said last mentioned
235      river to the place of beginning.
236      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
237  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
238  Section 6.        Section 7.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to
239      read:
240  7.54        Putnam County.—The boundary lines of Putnam County
241      are as follows: Beginning at a point on the south side of the
242      Oklawaha River at low watermark where the range line dividing
243      ranges twenty-four and twenty-five east, township eleven south,
244      crosses said river; thence south on said range line to where
245      same intersects the township line dividing townships eleven and
246      twelve south; thence east on said township line to where same
247      intersects the section line dividing sections two and three,
248      township twelve south, range twenty-five east; thence south on
249      said section line and other section lines to the southwest
250      corner of section twenty-three of said township twelve south,
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251      range twenty-five east; thence east on the section line dividing
252      sections twenty-three and twenty-six and other sections to the
253      range line dividing ranges twenty-five and twenty-six east;
254      thence south on said range line to the southwest corner of
255      section seven, township thirteen south, range twenty-six east;
256      thence east on the south boundary of said section seven and
257      other sections to the west shore of Lake George; thence
258      southerly southwardly along the shore of Lake George to the
259      mouth of Sulphur Spring; thence to a point on Lake George south
260      of the Spanish Grant, known as the Acosta Grant of land, and on
261      the northern boundary of Volusia County; thence in a direct line
262      and along the northern boundary of Volusia County to the most
263      southern part of Crescent Lake; thence along said northern
264      boundary of Volusia County, following the southeast shore of
265      Crescent Lake, to the mouth of Haw Creek and the boundary of
266      Flagler County; thence westerly and then northerly northwardly
267      along the boundary of Flagler County through the middle of
268      Crescent Lake crossing Bear Island on a line easterly of and
269      parallel to the west line of section nineteen, township twelve
270      south, range twenty-eight east, said line being 10,280 feet
271      easterly, measured at right angles from said west line of
272      section nineteen, which line crosses approximately in the center
273      of Bear Island, then continuing north and westerly through the
274      middle of Crescent Lake, to the range line dividing ranges
275      twenty-seven and twenty-eight east; thence north on said range
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276      line to its intersection with Deep Creek; thence west along the
277      center of Deep Creek to the mouth thereof; thence due west to
278      the west margin of the main channel of the St. Johns River;
279      thence northerly along the west margin of the main channel of
280      said river to the intersection of the south boundary line of
281      township seven south with said river; thence west on said
282      township line to its intersection with the north margin of the
283      Bellamy or federal road leading from St. Augustine to
284      Tallahassee; thence south and westerly along the north margin of
285      said road to the point of intersection with such margin of a
286      northerly extension of the east boundary line of Hillcrest on
287      the Lake, a subdivision, as same appears of record in Plat Book
288      2, page 52, Public Records of Clay County; thence south along
289      the east boundary line of such subdivision to the southeast
290      corner of such subdivision; thence west along the south boundary
291      line of such subdivision to a point intersecting the north
292      margin of the Bellamy Road; thence south and westerly along the
293      north margin of said road to where same intersects the north
294      boundary of section seventeen, township nine south, range
295      twenty-three east; thence west on the section line between
296      sections eight and seventeen, seven and eighteen, township nine
297      south, range twenty-three east, to the southeast corner of said
298      section seven; thence continue west on the section line between
299      sections twelve and thirteen, township nine south, range twenty-
300      two east to Santa Fe Lake; thence in a southeasterly direction
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301      to a point on the range line dividing ranges twenty-two and
302      twenty-three east where said range line is intersected by the
303      Bellamy Road; thence south on said range line to where the same
304      intersects the thread of Orange Creek; thence westerly along the
305      thread of said creek to the intersection of same with the
306      Oklawaha River; thence westerly along the south bank of said
307      river at low watermark to the place of beginning.
308      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
309  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
310  Section 7.        Section 7.58, Florida Statutes, is amended to
311      read:
312  7.58        St. Johns County.—The boundary lines of St. Johns
313      County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the Atlantic
314      coast, at a point where the section line between ten and
315      fifteen, in township three south of range twenty-nine east,
316      intersects the said Atlantic coast; thence west on the said
317      section line to a point where said section line would intersect
318      the range line between ranges twenty-eight and twenty-nine east;
319      thence south on said range line to a point where said range line
320      intersects the township line between townships four and five
321      south; thence west on the township line between townships four
322      and five south, in range twenty-eight east, to a point where
323      said township line intersects the range line between ranges
324      twenty-seven and twenty-eight east; thence north on said range
325      line to where the same intersects Durbin Creek; thence along the
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326      south bank of Durbin Creek to Julington Creek; thence along the
327      thread of Julington Creek to the mouth thereof; thence due west
328      to the west margin of the main channel of the St. Johns River
329      and boundary line of Clay County; thence southerly southwardly
330      along the west margin of the main channel of said river and
331      boundaries of Clay and Putnam Counties to a point due west of
332      the mouth of Deep Creek; thence due east to the mouth of Deep
333      Creek; thence up the center of Deep Creek to the point of
334      intersection of Deep Creek with the range lines between ranges
335      twenty-seven and twenty-eight east; thence south on said range
336      line to a point where the south boundary line of section
337      eighteen, in township ten south, range twenty-eight east,
338      intersects said range line; thence east on said section line to
339      the range line between ranges twenty-nine and thirty east;
340      thence north on said range line to the middle of Pellicer's
341      Creek; thence easterly on an imaginary line down the middle of
342      said creek to the mouth of said creek; thence northeasterly on
343      an imaginary line extending from the mouth of Pellicer's Creek
344      to a point on the extension of township line between townships
345      nine and ten south, range thirty-one east and immediately north
346      of Summer Haven on the Atlantic coast; thence northerly
347      northwardly along said Atlantic coast, including the waters of
348      the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of
349      Florida, to place of beginning.
350      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
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351  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
352  Section 8.        Section 7.66, Florida Statutes, is amended to
353      read:
354  7.66        Walton County.—The boundary lines of Walton County
355      are as follows: Beginning on the Alabama state line where same
356      is intersected by the line dividing centrally range eighteen
357      west; thence south on the section lines to the line dividing
358      townships two and three north, in range eighteen west; thence
359      east to the Choctawhatchee River; thence down the thread of the
360      Choctawhatchee River to a point where said Choctawhatchee River
361      intersects the range line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen
362      west; thence south on said range line to the Gulf of America;
363      thence in a westerly westwardly direction following the
364      meanderings of said gulf, including the waters of said gulf
365      within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the range
366      line dividing ranges twenty-one and twenty-two west; thence
367      north on said line to the dividing line between Florida and
368      Alabama; thence easterly along said state line to the place of
369      beginning.
370      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the preferred form of
371  directional terms used in Florida Statutes.
372  Section 9.        Subsection (3) of section 82.036, Florida
373      Statutes, is amended to read:
374  82.036       Limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized
375      persons from residential real property.—
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376  (3)      To request the immediate removal of an unlawful
377      occupant of a residential dwelling, the property owner or his or
378      her authorized agent must submit a complaint by presenting a
379      completed and verified Complaint to Remove Persons Unlawfully
380      Occupying Residential Real Property to the sheriff of the county
381      in which the real property is located. The submitted complaint
382      must be in substantially the following form:
383
384  COMPLAINT TO REMOVE PERSONS UNLAWFULLY
385  OCCUPYING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY
386
387  I, the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the real
388      property located at ...(address of property)... ........,
389      declare under the penalty of perjury that (initial each box):
390  1.      .... I am the owner of the real property or the
391      authorized agent of the owner of the real property.
392  2.      .... I purchased the property on ...(date of
393      purchase)... .....
394  3.      .... The real property is a residential dwelling.
395  4.      .... An unauthorized person or persons have unlawfully
396      entered and are remaining or residing unlawfully on the real
397      property.
398  5.      .... The real property was not open to members of the
399      public at the time the unauthorized person or persons entered.
400  6.      .... I have directed the unauthorized person or persons
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401      to leave the real property, but they have not done so.
402  7.      .... The person or persons are not current or former
403      tenants pursuant to any valid lease authorized by the property
404      owner, and any lease that may be produced by an occupant is
405      fraudulent.
406  8.      .... The unauthorized person or persons sought to be
407      removed are not an owner or a co-owner of the property and have
408      not been listed on the title to the property unless the person
409      or persons have engaged in title fraud.
410  9.      .... The unauthorized person or persons are not
411      immediate family members of the property owner.
412  10.      .... There is no litigation related to the real
413      property pending between the property owner and any person
414      sought to be removed.
415  11.      .... I understand that a person or persons removed
416      from the property pursuant to this procedure may bring a cause
417      of action against me for any false statements made in this
418      complaint, or for wrongfully using this procedure, and that as a
419      result of such action I may be held liable for actual damages,
420      penalties, costs, and reasonable attorney fees.
421  12.      .... I am requesting the sheriff to immediately remove
422      the unauthorized person or persons from the residential
423      property. I authorize the sheriff to enter the property using
424      reasonably necessary force, to search the property, and to
425      remove any unauthorized person or persons.
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426  13.      .... A copy of my valid government-issued
427      identification is attached, or I am an agent of the property
428      owner, and documents evidencing my authority to act on the
429      property owner's behalf are attached.
430
431      I HAVE READ EVERY STATEMENT MADE IN THIS PETITION AND EACH
432      STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATEMENTS
433      MADE IN THIS PETITION ARE BEING MADE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY,
434      PUNISHABLE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 92.525, FLORIDA STATUTES.
435
436      ...(Signature of Property Owner or Agent of Owner)...
437
438      Reviser's note.—Amended conform to general style in forms.
439  Section 10.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
440      100.371, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
441  100.371      Initiatives; procedure for placement on ballot.—
442  (4)
443  (c)      An application for registration must be submitted in
444      the format required by the Secretary of State and must include
445      the following:
446  1.      The information required to be on the petition form
447      under s. 101.161, including the ballot summary and title as
448      received by the Secretary of State.
449  2.      The applicant's name, permanent address, temporary
450      address, if applicable, date of birth, Florida driver license or
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451      Florida identification card number, and the last four digits of
452      his or her social security number.
453  3.      An address in this state at which the applicant will
454      accept service of process related to disputes concerning the
455      petition process.
456  4.      A statement that the applicant consents to the
457      jurisdiction of the courts of this state in resolving disputes
458      concerning the petition process.
459  5.      Any information required by the Secretary of State to
460      verify the applicant's identity or address.
461  6.      Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony
462      violation and has not had his or her right to vote restored, by
463      including the statement, "I affirm that I am not a convicted
464      felon, or, if I am, my right to vote has been restored," and
465      providing a box for the applicant to check to affirm the
466      statement.
467  7.      Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United
468      States, by asking the question, "Are you a citizen of the United
469      States of America?" and providing boxes for the applicant to
470      check whether the applicant is or is not a citizen of the United
471      States.
472  8.      Whether the applicant is a Florida resident by asking
473      the question, "Are you a resident of the State of Florida?" and
474      providing boxes for the applicant to check whether the applicant
475      is or is not a resident of the State of Florida.
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476  9.      The signature of the applicant under penalty of perjury
477      for false swearing pursuant to s. 104.011, by which the
478      applicant swears or affirms that the information contained in
479      the application is true.
480      Reviser's note.—Amended to remove extraneous punctuation.
481  Section 11.  Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section
482      112.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
483  112.19      Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional
484      probation officers; death benefits.—
485  (2)
486  (h)1.       Any employer who employs a full-time law
487      enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer
488      who, on or after January 1, 1995, suffers a catastrophic injury,
489      as defined in s. 440.02, Florida Statutes 2002, in the line of
490      duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's health
491      insurance plan for the injured employee, for the injured
492      employee's spouse, and for each dependent child of the injured
493      employee until the child reaches the age of majority or until
494      the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age
495      of 25 if the child continues to be dependent for support, or the
496      child is a full-time or part-time student and is dependent for
497      support. The term "health insurance plan" does not include
498      supplemental benefits that are not part of the basic group
499      health insurance plan. If the injured employee subsequently
500      dies, the employer shall continue to pay the entire health
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501      insurance premium for the surviving spouse until remarried, and
502      for the dependent children, under the conditions outlined in
503      this paragraph. However:
504  a.      Health insurance benefits payable from any other source
505      shall reduce benefits payable under this section.
506  b.      It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly
507      make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge
508      another to make, or cause to be made, any false, fraudulent, or
509      misleading oral or written statement to obtain health insurance
510      coverage as provided under this paragraph. A person who violates
511      this sub-subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
512      punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
513  c.      In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, upon
514      conviction for a violation as described in sub-subparagraph b.,
515      a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
516      officer or other beneficiary who receives or seeks to receive
517      health insurance benefits under this paragraph shall forfeit the
518      right to receive such health insurance benefits, and shall
519      reimburse the employer for all benefits paid due to the fraud or
520      other prohibited activity. For purposes of this sub-
521      subparagraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of
522      guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of
523      whether adjudication is withheld.
524  2.      In order for the officer, spouse, and dependent
525      children to be eligible for such insurance coverage, the injury
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526      must have occurred while the officer was in the line of duty or
527      engaged in an official training exercise. Except as otherwise
528      provided herein, this paragraph may not be construed to limit
529      health insurance coverage for which the officer, spouse, or
530      dependent children may otherwise be eligible, except that a
531      person who qualifies under this section is not eligible for the
532      health insurance subsidy provided under chapter 121, chapter
533      175, or chapter 185.
534      Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity.
535  Section 12.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section
536      112.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
537  112.191      Firefighters; death benefits.—
538  (2)
539  (g)1.       Any employer who employs a full-time firefighter
540      who, on or after January 1, 1995, suffers a catastrophic injury,
541      as defined in s. 440.02, Florida Statutes 2002, in the line of
542      duty shall pay the entire premium of the employer's health
543      insurance plan for the injured employee, for the injured
544      employee's spouse, and for each dependent child of the injured
545      employee until the child reaches the age of majority or until
546      the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age
547      of 25 if the child continues to be dependent for support, or the
548      child is a full-time or part-time student and is dependent for
549      support. The term "health insurance plan" does not include
550      supplemental benefits that are not part of the basic group
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551      health insurance plan. If the injured employee subsequently
552      dies, the employer shall continue to pay the entire health
553      insurance premium for the surviving spouse until remarried, and
554      for the dependent children, under the conditions outlined in
555      this paragraph. However:
556  a.      Health insurance benefits payable from any other source
557      shall reduce benefits payable under this section.
558  b.      It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly
559      make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge
560      another to make, or cause to be made, any false, fraudulent, or
561      misleading oral or written statement to obtain health insurance
562      coverage as provided under this paragraph. A person who violates
563      this sub-subparagraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
564      punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
565  c.      In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, upon
566      conviction for a violation as described in sub-subparagraph b.,
567      a firefighter or other beneficiary who receives or seeks to
568      receive health insurance benefits under this paragraph shall
569      forfeit the right to receive such health insurance benefits, and
570      shall reimburse the employer for all benefits paid due to the
571      fraud or other prohibited activity. For purposes of this sub-
572      subparagraph, the term "conviction" means a determination of
573      guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, regardless of
574      whether adjudication is withheld.
575  2.      In order for the firefighter, spouse, and dependent
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576      children to be eligible for such insurance coverage, the injury
577      must have occurred as the result of the firefighter's response
578      to what is reasonably believed to be an emergency involving the
579      protection of life or property or an unlawful act perpetrated by
580      another, or the injury must have occurred during an official
581      training exercise in which the firefighter became totally and
582      permanently disabled. Except as otherwise provided herein, this
583      paragraph may not be construed to limit health insurance
584      coverage for which the firefighter, spouse, or dependent
585      children may otherwise be eligible, except that a person who
586      qualifies for benefits under this section is not eligible for
587      the health insurance subsidy provided under chapter 121, chapter
588      175, or chapter 185.
589
590      Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,
591      the death benefits provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)
592      shall also be applicable and paid in cases where a firefighter
593      received bodily injury prior to July 1, 1993, and subsequently
594      died on or after July 1, 1993, as a result of such in-line-of-
595      duty injury.
596      Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity.
597  Section 13.  Subsection (4) of section 112.22, Florida
598      Statutes, is amended to read:
599  112.22      Use of applications from foreign countries of
600      concern prohibited.—
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601  (4)(a)      Notwithstanding s. 120.74(4) and (5), the
602      department is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to
603      adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) and to implement
604      paragraph (3)(a). Such rulemaking must occur initially by filing
605      emergency rules within 30 days after July 1, 2023.
606  (b)     The department shall adopt rules necessary to
607      administer this section.
608      Reviser's note.—Amended to delete an obsolete provision; rule
609  60GG-2.008, Florida Administrative Code, became effective
610  December 18, 2023.
611  Section 14.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section
612      125.01055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
613  125.01055        Affordable housing.—
614  (7)
615  (e)1.       A proposed development authorized under this
616      subsection must be administratively approved without further
617      action by the board of county commissioners or any quasi-
618      judicial or administrative board or reviewing body if the
619      development satisfies the county's land development regulations
620      for multifamily developments in areas zoned for such use and is
621      otherwise consistent with the comprehensive plan, with the
622      exception of provisions establishing allowable densities, floor
623      area ratios, height, and land use. Such land development
624      regulations include, but are not limited to, regulations
625      relating to setbacks and parking requirements. A proposed
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626      development located within one-quarter mile of a military
627      installation identified in s. 163.3175(2) may not be
628      administratively approved. Each county shall maintain on its
629      website a policy containing procedures and expectations for
630      administrative approval pursuant to this subsection. For
631      purposes of this subparagraph, the term "allowable density"
632      means the density prescribed for the property in accordance with
633      this subsection without additional requirements to procure and
634      transfer density units or development units from other
635      properties.
636  2.      The county must administratively approve the demolition
637      of an existing structure associated with a proposed development
638      under this subsection, without further action by the board of
639      county commissioners or any quasi-judicial or administrative
640      board or reviewing body, if the proposed demolition otherwise
641      complies with all state and local regulations.
642  3.      If the proposed development is on a parcel with a
643      contributing structure or building within a historic district
644      which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
645      before January 1, 2000, or is on a parcel with a structure or
646      building individually listed in the National Register of
647      Historic Places, the county may administratively require the
648      proposed development to comply with local regulations relating
649      to architectural design, such as facade replication, provided it
650      does not affect height, floor area ratio, or of density of the
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651      proposed development.
652      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
653  conform to context.
654  Section 15.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section
655      166.04151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
656  166.04151        Affordable housing.—
657  (7)
658  (e)1.       A proposed development authorized under this
659      subsection must be administratively approved without further
660      action by the governing body of the municipality or any quasi-
661      judicial or administrative board or reviewing body if the
662      development satisfies the municipality's land development
663      regulations for multifamily developments in areas zoned for such
664      use and is otherwise consistent with the comprehensive plan,
665      with the exception of provisions establishing allowable
666      densities, floor area ratios, height, and land use. Such land
667      development regulations include, but are not limited to,
668      regulations relating to setbacks and parking requirements. A
669      proposed development located within one-quarter mile of a
670      military installation identified in s. 163.3175(2) may not be
671      administratively approved. Each municipality shall maintain on
672      its website a policy containing procedures and expectations for
673      administrative approval pursuant to this subsection. For
674      purposes of this paragraph, the term "allowable density" means
675      the density prescribed for the property in accordance with this
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676      subsection without additional requirements to procure and
677      transfer density units or development units from other
678      properties.
679  2.      The municipality must administratively approve the
680      demolition of an existing structure associated with a proposed
681      development under this subsection, without further action by the
682      governing body of the municipality or any quasi-judicial or
683      administrative board or reviewing body, if the proposed
684      demolition otherwise complies with all state and local
685      regulations.
686  3.      If the proposed development is on a parcel with a
687      contributing structure or building within a historic district
688      which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
689      before January 1, 2000, or is on a parcel with a structure or
690      building individually listed in the National Register of
691      Historic Places, the municipality may administratively require
692      the proposed development to comply with local regulations
693      relating to architectural design, such as facade replication,
694      provided it does not affect height, floor area ratio, or of
695      density of the proposed development.
696      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
697  conform to context.
698  Section 16.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section
699      202.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
700  202.34      Records required to be kept; power to inspect;
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701      audit procedure.—
702  (4)
703  (f)     Once the notification required by paragraph (a) is
704      issued, the department, at any time, may respond to contact
705      initiated by a taxpayer to discuss the audit, and the taxpayer
706      may provide records or other information, electronically or
707      otherwise, to the department. The department may examine, at any
708      time, documentation and other information voluntarily provided
709      by the taxpayer, its representative, or other parties;
710      information already in the department's possession; or publicly
711      available information. Examination by the department of such
712      information does not commence an audit if the review takes place
713      within 60 days after the notice of intent to conduct an audit.
714      The requirement in paragraph (a) does not prohibit the
715      department from making initial contact with the taxpayer to
716      confirm receipt of the notification or to confirm the date that
717      the audit will begin. If the taxpayer has not previously waived
718      the 60-day notice period and believes the department commenced
719      the audit before the 61st day, the taxpayer must object in
720      writing to the department before the issuance of an assessment
721      or the objection is waived. If the objection is not waived and
722      it is determined during a formal or informal protest that the
723      audit was commenced before the 61st day after the issuance of
724      the notice of intent to audit, the tolling period provided for
725      in s. 213.345 shall be considered lifted for the number of days
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726      equal to the difference between the date the audit commenced and
727      the 61st day after the date of the department's notice of intent
728      to audit.
729      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
730  improve clarity.
731  Section 17.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (20) of section
732      212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
733  212.08       Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and
734      storage tax; specified exemptions.—The sale at retail, the
735      rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the
736      storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following
737      are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this
738      chapter.
739  (20)        ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY.—
740  (b)     The tax exemptions provided in this subsection do not
741      apply to sales within a theme park or entertainment complex as
742      defined in s. 509.013(9), within a public lodging establishment
743      as defined in s. 509.013(4), or within an airport as defined in
744      s. 330.27(3) s. 330.27(2).
745      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform
746  to the redesignation of subunits in s. 330.27 by s. 12, ch.
747  2025-155, Laws of Florida.
748  Section 18.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), subsections
749      (2) and (3), paragraph (a) of subsection (4), and subsection (5)
750      of section 212.099, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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751  212.099      Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit
752      scholarship-funding organizations.—
753  (1)     As used in this section, the term:
754  (a)     "Eligible business" means a tenant or person actually
755      occupying, using, or entitled to the use of any property from
756      which the rental or license fee is subject to taxation under
757      former s. 212.031.
758  (2)     An eligible business shall be granted a credit against
759      the tax imposed under former s. 212.031 and collected from the
760      eligible business by a dealer. The credit shall be in an amount
761      equal to 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an
762      organization on or before July 1, 2025.
763  (3)     A dealer shall take a credit against the tax imposed
764      under former s. 212.031 in an amount equal to the credit taken
765      by the eligible business under subsection (2).
766  (4)(a)      An eligible business must apply to the department
767      for an allocation of tax credits under this section. The
768      eligible business must specify in the application the state
769      fiscal year during which the contribution will be made, the
770      organization that will receive the contribution, the planned
771      amount of the contribution, the address of the property from
772      which the rental or license fee is subject to taxation under
773      former s. 212.031, and the federal employer identification
774      number of the dealer who collects the tax imposed under former
775      s. 212.031 from the eligible business and who will reduce
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776      collection of taxes from the eligible business pursuant to this
777      section. The department shall approve allocations of tax credits
778      on a first-come, first-served basis and shall provide to the
779      eligible business a separate approval or denial letter for each
780      dealer for which the eligible business applied for an allocation
781      of tax credits. The department may not approve any allocations
782      of tax credits after July 1, 2025. Within 10 days after
783      approving or denying an application, the department shall
784      provide a copy of its approval or denial letter to the
785      organization specified by the eligible business in the
786      application. An approval letter must include the name and
787      federal employer identification number of the dealer from whom a
788      credit under this section can be taken and the amount of tax
789      credits approved for use with that dealer.
790  (5)     Each dealer that receives from an eligible business a
791      copy of the department's approval letter and a certificate of
792      contribution, both of which identify the dealer as the dealer
793      who collects the tax imposed under former s. 212.031 from the
794      eligible business and who will reduce collection of taxes from
795      the eligible business pursuant to this section, shall reduce the
796      tax collected from the eligible business under former s. 212.031
797      by the total amount of contributions indicated in the
798      certificate of contribution. The reduction may not exceed the
799      amount of credit allocation approved by the department and may
800      not exceed the amount of tax that would otherwise be collected
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801      from the eligible business by a dealer when a payment is made
802      under the rental or license fee arrangement. However, payments
803      by an eligible business to a dealer may not be reduced before
804      October 1, 2018, or after October 1, 2025.
805  (a)     If the total amount of credits an eligible business
806      may take cannot be fully used within any period that a payment
807      is due under the rental or license fee arrangement because of an
808      insufficient amount of tax that the dealer would collect from
809      the eligible business during that period, the unused amount may
810      be carried forward for a period not to exceed 10 years.
811  (b)     Notwithstanding any other law, after July 1, 2025, any
812      unused earned credit held by an eligible business may be claimed
813      through a refund. An eligible business must attach a copy of the
814      department's approval letter and the certificate of contribution
815      to its refund application, which must be submitted to the
816      department by December 31, 2026, in order to receive the refund.
817  (c)     A tax credit may not be claimed on an amended return.
818  (d)     A dealer that claims a tax credit must file returns
819      and pay taxes by electronic means under s. 213.755.
820  (e)     An eligible business may not convey, assign, or
821      transfer an approved tax credit or a carryforward tax credit to
822      another entity unless all of the assets of the eligible business
823      are conveyed, assigned, or transferred in the same transaction
824      and the successor business continues the same lease with the
825      dealer.
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826  (f)     Within any state fiscal year, an eligible business may
827      rescind all or part of a tax credit approved under this section.
828      The amount rescinded shall become available for that state
829      fiscal year to another eligible business as approved by the
830      department if the business receives notice from the department
831      that the rescindment has been accepted by the department. Any
832      amount rescinded under this subsection shall become available to
833      an eligible business on a first-come, first-served basis based
834      on tax credit applications received after the date the
835      rescindment is accepted by the department.
836  (g)     Within 10 days after the rescindment of a tax credit
837      under paragraph (f) is accepted by the department, the
838      department shall notify the eligible nonprofit scholarship-
839      funding organization specified by the eligible business. The
840      department shall also include the eligible nonprofit
841      scholarship-funding organization specified by the eligible
842      business on all letters or correspondence of acknowledgment for
843      tax credits under this section.
844      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of s. 212.031
845  by s. 37, ch. 2025-208, Laws of Florida.
846  Section 19.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section
847      212.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
848  212.13      Records required to be kept; power to inspect;
849      audit procedure.—
850  (5)
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851  (f)     Once the notification required by paragraph (a) is
852      issued, the department, at any time, may respond to contact
853      initiated by a taxpayer to discuss the audit, and the taxpayer
854      may provide records or other information, electronically or
855      otherwise, to the department. The department may examine, at any
856      time, documentation and other information voluntarily provided
857      by the taxpayer, its representative, or other parties;
858      information already in the department's possession; or publicly
859      available information. Examination by the department of such
860      information does not commence an audit if the review takes place
861      within 60 days after the notice of intent to conduct an audit.
862      The requirement in paragraph (a) does not prohibit the
863      department from making initial contact with the taxpayer to
864      confirm receipt of the notification or to confirm the date that
865      the audit will begin. If the taxpayer has not previously waived
866      the 60-day notice period and believes the department commenced
867      the audit before the 61st day, the taxpayer must object in
868      writing to the department before the issuance of an assessment
869      or the objection is waived. If the objection is not waived and
870      it is determined during a formal or informal protest that the
871      audit was commenced before the 61st day after the issuance of
872      the notice of intent to audit, the tolling period provided for
873      in s. 213.345 shall be considered lifted for the number of days
874      equal to the difference between the date the audit commenced and
875      the 61st day after the date of the department's notice of intent
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876      to audit.
877      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
878  improve clarity.
879  Section 20.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
880      258.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
881  258.004      Duties of division.—
882  (1)      The Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department
883      of Environmental Protection shall:
884  (b)      Preserve, manage, regulate, and protect all parks and
885      recreational areas held by the state. The Division of Recreation
886      and Parks may provide these services by contract or interagency
887      agreement for any water management district when the governing
888      board of a water management district designates or sets aside
889      any park or recreation area within its boundaries.
890  1.      All lands managed pursuant to this chapter must be
891      managed:
892  a.      In a manner that will provide the greatest combination
893      of benefits to the public and to the land's natural resources;
894      and
895  b.      For conservation-based recreational uses and associated
896      facilities; public access and related amenities, including
897      roads, parking areas, walkways, and visitor centers; Florida
898      heritage and wildlife viewing, including preservation of
899      historical structures and activities such as glass bottom boat
900      tours; and scientific research, including archaeology. Such uses
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901      must be managed in a manner that is compatible with and ensures
902      the conservation of this state's natural resources by minimizing
903      impacts to undisturbed habitat. As used in this sub-
904      subparagraph, the term "conservation-based recreational uses"
905      means public outdoor recreational activities that do not
906      significantly invade, degrade, or displace the natural
907      resources, native habitats, or archaeological or historical
908      sites that are preserved within state parks. These activities
909      include, but are not limited to, fishing, camping, bicycling,
910      hiking, nature study, swimming, boating, canoeing, horseback
911      riding, diving, birding, sailing, and jogging.
912  2.      To ensure the protection of state park resources,
913      native habitats, and archaeological and historical sites,
914      sporting facilities, including, but not limited to, golf
915      courses, tennis courts, pickleball courts, ball fields, or other
916      sporting facilities, may not be constructed within the
917      boundaries of state parks. This subparagraph may not be
918      construed to prohibit the continued operation, maintenance, or
919      repair of any such sporting facilities, or other facilities,
920      existing within a state park.
921      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
922  improve clarity.
923  Section 21.  Paragraph (m) of subsection (2) of section
924      288.062, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
925  288.062     Rural Community Investment Program.—
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926  (2)      As used in this section, the term:
927  (m)      "Taxpayer" means a person who makes an investor
928      contribution and is a taxpayer as defined in s. 220.03(1)(z) s.
929      220.03(z) or a person with tax liability under s. 624.509.
930      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
931  correct a cross-reference to conform to the correct
932  location of the term "taxpayer."
933  Section 22.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
934      316.193, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
935  316.193      Driving under the influence; penalties.—
936  (3)      Any person:
937  (c)      Who, by reason of such operation, causes or
938      contributes to causing:
939  1.      Damage to the property or person of another commits a
940      misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
941      775.082 or s. 775.083.
942  2.      Serious bodily injury to another, as defined in s.
943      316.1933, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
944      provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
945  3.      The death of any human being or unborn child commits
946      DUI manslaughter, and commits:
947  a.      A felony of the second degree, punishable as provided
948      in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
949  b.      A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in
950      s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if:
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951  (I)      At the time of the crash, the person knew, or should
952      have known, that the crash occurred; and
953  (II)        The person failed to give information and render aid
954      as required by s. 316.062.
955  c.      A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in
956      s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the person has a prior
957      conviction under this subparagraph, s. 327.35(3)(a)3.c. s.
958      327.35(3)(c)3., s. 782.071, or s. 782.072.
959
960      For purposes of this subsection, the term "unborn child" has the
961      same meaning as provided in s. 775.021(5). A person who is
962      convicted of DUI manslaughter shall be sentenced to a mandatory
963      minimum term of imprisonment of 4 years.
964      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
965  conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by
966  s. 6, ch. 2025-197, Laws of Florida.
967  Section 23.  Subsection (4) of section 327.4111, Florida
968      Statutes, is amended to read:
969  327.4111  Long-term anchoring.—
970  (4)      A person who engages in long-term anchoring of a
971      vessel within the waters of this state without a valid long-term
972      anchoring permit commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable as
973      provided in is s. 327.73.
974      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
975  conform to context.
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976  Section 24.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section
977       330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
978  330.41      Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.—
979  (2)     DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term:
980  (g)     "Property owner" means the owner or owners of record
981       of real property. The term includes real property held in trust
982       for the benefit of one or more individuals, in which case the
983       individual or individuals may be considered as the property
984       owner or owners, provided that the trustee provides written
985       consent. The term does not include persons renting, using,
986       living in, or otherwise occupying real property.
987       Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
988  improve clarity.
989  Section 25.  Subsection (4) of section 332.136, Florida
990       Statutes, is amended to read:
991  332.136      Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority; airport pilot
992       program.—
993  (4)     This section shall stand repealed on June 30, 2028,
994       unless reviewed and saved from repeal appeal through reenactment
995       by the Legislature.
996       Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context.
997  Section 26.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
998       338.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
999  338.26      Alligator Alley toll road.—
1000  (3)(a)      Fees generated from tolls shall be deposited in the
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1001      State Transportation Trust Fund and shall be used:
1002  1.      To reimburse outstanding contractual obligations;
1003  2.      To operate and maintain the highway and toll
1004      facilities, including reconstruction and restoration;
1005  3.      To pay for those projects that are funded with
1006      Alligator Alley toll revenues and that are contained in the
1007      1993-1994 adopted work program or the 1994-1995 tentative work
1008      program submitted to the Legislature on February 22, 1994; and
1009  4.      By interlocal agreement, to reimburse a local
1010      governmental entity for the direct actual costs of operating the
1011      fire station at mile marker 63 on Alligator Alley, which shall
1012      be used by the local governmental entity to provide fire,
1013      rescue, and emergency management services exclusively to the
1014      public on Alligator Alley. The local governmental entity must
1015      contribute 10 percent of the direct actual operating costs.
1016  a.      The interlocal agreement effective July 1, 2019,
1017      through no later than June 30, 2027, shall control until such
1018      time that the local governmental entity and the department enter
1019      into a new agreement or agree to extend the existing agreement.
1020      For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the amount of reimbursement may
1021      not exceed $2 million.
1022  b.      By December 31, 2024, and every 5 years thereafter, the
1023      local governmental entity shall provide a maintenance and
1024      operations comprehensive plan to the department. The
1025      comprehensive plan must include a current inventory of assets,
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1026      including their projected service life, and area service needs;
1027      the call and response history for emergency services provided in
1028      the preceding 5 years on Alligator Alley, including costs; and
1029      future projections for assets and equipment, including
1030      replacement or purchase needs, and operating costs.
1031  c.      The local governmental entity and the department shall
1032      review and adopt the comprehensive plan as part of the
1033      interlocal agreement.
1034  d.      In accordance with projected incoming toll revenues for
1035      Alligator Alley, the department shall include the corresponding
1036      funding needs of the comprehensive plan in the department's work
1037      program, and the local governmental entity shall include the
1038      same in its capital comprehensive plan and the appropriate
1039      fiscal year budget.
1040  e.      At the end of the term of the interlocal agreement, the
1041      ownership and title of all fire, rescue, and emergency equipment
1042      purchased with state funds and used at the fire station during
1043      the term of the interlocal agreement transfers to the state.
1044      Reviser's note.—Amended to delete obsolete language.
1045  Section 27.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
1046      388.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1047  388.46      Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control;
1048      establishment; membership; organization; responsibilities.—
1049  (2)      MEMBERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—
1050  (a)     Membership.—The Florida Coordinating Council on
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1051      Mosquito Control shall be composed of the following
1052      representatives or their authorized designees:
1053  1.      The Secretary of Environmental Protection.
1054  2.      The State Surgeon General.
1055  3.      The executive director of the Fish and Wildlife
1056      Conservation Commission.
1057  4.      The state epidemiologist.
1058  5.      The Commissioner of Agriculture.
1059  6.      The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
1060      Fund.
1061  7.      Representatives from:
1062  a.      The University of Florida, Institute of Food and
1063      Agricultural Sciences, Florida Medical Entomological Research
1064      Laboratory.
1065  b.      The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
1066  c.      The United States Department of Agriculture, Center for
1067      of Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology.
1068  d.      The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
1069  8.      Four mosquito control directors to be nominated by the
1070      Florida Mosquito Control Association, two representatives of
1071      Florida environmental groups, and two private citizens who are
1072      property owners whose lands are regularly subject to mosquito
1073      control operations, to be appointed to 4-year terms by the
1074      Commissioner of Agriculture and serve until his or her successor
1075      is appointed.
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1076      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
1077  conform to the correct name of the center.
1078  Section 28.  Subsection (10) of section 391.026, Florida
1079      Statutes, is amended to read:
1080  391.026        Powers and duties of the department.—The
1081      department shall have the following powers, duties, and
1082      responsibilities:
1083  (10)        To serve as the lead agency in administering the
1084      Early Steps Program pursuant to part C of the federal
1085      Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and part II III of
1086      this chapter.
1087      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the redesignation of part
1088  III of chapter 391 as part II by s. 18, ch. 2025-88, Laws
1089  of Florida.
1090  Section 29.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
1091      394.4575, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1092  394.4575  Student mental health assistance program
1093      evaluation.—
1094  (1)     The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
1095      Accountability (OPPAGA), in consultation with the Department of
1096      Children and Families, the Department of Education, the Louis de
1097      la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, and any other
1098      identified relevant stakeholder, must evaluate school district
1099      compliance with ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4) and
1100      the mental health services and supports provided to students
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1101      pursuant to those sections. OPPAGA must:
1102  (b)      By December 1, 2026, provide a final review and
1103      evaluation of the mental health assistance programs within the
1104      school districts to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
1105      and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The evaluation
1106      must include, but is not limited to:
1107  1.      An assessment of school district compliance with the
1108      requirements of ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4).
1109  2.      An assessment of the treatment outcomes, system
1110      capacity, and performance of mental health services provided
1111      pursuant to s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b).
1112  3.      An assessment of the mental health assistance programs'
1113      ongoing level of integration with the coordinated system of care
1114      required under s. 394.4573.
1115  4.      Recommendations to enhance treatment outcomes, system
1116      capacity, and performance of school-based the mental health
1117      assistance programs and increase the integration of those
1118      programs into the coordinated system of care.
1119      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to
1120  improve clarity.
1121  Section 30.  Subsection (12) of section 400.126, Florida
1122      Statutes, is amended to read:
1123  400.126        Receivership proceedings.—
1124  (12)        Concurrently with the appointment of a receiver, the
1125      agency and the Department of Elderly Affairs shall coordinate an
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1126      assessment of each resident in the facility by the Comprehensive
1127      Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services Long-Term-Care
1128      (CARES) Program for the purpose of evaluating each resident's
1129      need for the level of care provided in a nursing facility and
1130      the potential for providing such care in alternative settings.
1131      If the CARES assessment determines that a resident could be
1132      cared for in a less restrictive setting or does not meet the
1133      criteria for skilled or intermediate care in a nursing home, the
1134      department and agency shall refer the resident for such care, as
1135      is appropriate for the resident. Residents referred pursuant to
1136      this subsection shall be given primary consideration for
1137      receiving services under the community care for the elderly
1138      program in the same manner as persons classified to receive such
1139      services pursuant to s. 430.205.
1140      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
1141  conform to the correct name of the program.
1142  Section 31.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
1143      400.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1144  400.191     Availability, distribution, and posting of reports
1145      and records.—
1146  (2)     The agency shall publish the Nursing Home Guide
1147      quarterly in electronic form to assist consumers and their
1148      families in comparing and evaluating nursing home facilities.
1149  (a)     The agency shall provide an Internet site which must
1150      include at least the following information either directly or
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1151      indirectly through a link to another established site or sites
1152      of the agency's choosing:
1153  1.      A section entitled "Have you considered programs that
1154      provide alternatives to nursing home care?" which must be the
1155      first section of the Nursing Home Guide and must prominently
1156      display information about available alternatives to nursing
1157      homes and how to obtain additional information regarding these
1158      alternatives. The Nursing Home Guide must explain that this
1159      state offers alternative programs that allow qualified elderly
1160      persons to stay in their homes instead of being placed in
1161      nursing homes and must encourage interested persons to call the
1162      Comprehensive Assessment and Review and Evaluation for Long-Term
1163      Care Services (CARES) Program to inquire as to whether they
1164      qualify. The Nursing Home Guide must list available home and
1165      community-based programs and must clearly state the services
1166      that are provided, including whether nursing home services are
1167      covered under those programs when necessary.
1168  2.      A list by name and address of all nursing home
1169      facilities in this state, including any prior name by which a
1170      facility was known during the previous 24-month period.
1171  3.      Whether such nursing home facilities are proprietary or
1172      nonproprietary.
1173  4.      The current owner of the facility's license and the
1174      year that that entity became the owner of the license.
1175  5.      The name of the owner or owners of each facility and
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1176      whether the facility is affiliated with a company or other
1177      organization owning or managing more than one nursing facility
1178      in this state.
1179  6.      The total number of beds in each facility and the most
1180      recently available occupancy levels.
1181  7.      The number of private and semiprivate rooms in each
1182      facility.
1183  8.      The religious affiliation, if any, of each facility.
1184  9.      The languages spoken by the administrator and staff of
1185      each facility.
1186  10.      Whether or not each facility accepts Medicare or
1187      Medicaid recipients or insurance, health maintenance
1188      organization, United States Department of Veterans Affairs,
1189      CHAMPUS program, or workers' compensation coverage.
1190  11.      Recreational and other programs available at each
1191      facility.
1192  12.      Special care units or programs offered at each
1193      facility.
1194  13.      Whether the facility is a part of a retirement
1195      community that offers other services pursuant to part III of
1196      this chapter or part I or part III of chapter 429.
1197  14.      Survey and deficiency information, including all
1198      federal and state recertification, licensure, revisit, and
1199      complaint survey information, for each facility. For
1200      noncertified nursing homes, state survey and deficiency
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1201      information, including licensure, revisit, and complaint survey
1202      information, shall be provided.
1203  15.     The results of consumer satisfaction surveys conducted
1204      pursuant to s. 400.0225.
1205      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
1206  conform to the correct name of the program.
1207  Section 32.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (17) of section
1208      409.910, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1209  409.910     Responsibility for payments on behalf of Medicaid-
1210      eligible persons when other parties are liable.—
1211  (17)
1212  (e)     Each party shall bear its own attorney fees and costs
1213      for any administrative proceeding conducted pursuant to
1214      paragraphs (b)-(e) this paragraph.
1215      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution for
1216  a reference to "this paragraph," as referenced in the
1217  amendment by s. 6, ch. 2013-48, Laws of Florida, and which
1218  language became paragraphs (b)-(e) in the compilation of
1219  the text pursuant to redesignation by s. 2, ch. 2013-150,
1220  Laws of Florida. Section 2, ch. 2013-150, referenced
1221  "paragraph (a) or paragraph (b)."
1222  Section 33.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
1223      409.979, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1224  409.979     Eligibility.—
1225  (1)     PREREQUISITE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY.—Medicaid
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1226      recipients who meet all of the following criteria are eligible
1227      to receive long-term care services and must receive long-term
1228      care services by participating in the long-term care managed
1229      care program. The recipient must be:
1230  (b)      Determined by the Comprehensive Assessment and Review
1231      and Evaluation for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) preadmission
1232      screening program to require:
1233  1.      Nursing facility care as defined in s. 409.985(3); or
1234  2.      Hospital level of care, for individuals diagnosed with
1235      cystic fibrosis.
1236      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
1237  conform to the correct name of the program.
1238  Section 34.  Subsections (6), (7), (8), and (15) of section
1239      427.703, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1240  427.703      Definitions.—As used in this part:
1241  (8)(6)      "Deafblind" means having both a permanent hearing
1242      impairment and a permanent visual impairment and includes dual
1243      sensory impairment.
1244  (6)(7)      "Deaf service center" means a center that serves,
1245      within a defined region, individuals with hearing loss or speech
1246      impairment or who are deafblind, by distributing equipment and
1247      providing services on behalf of the administrator.
1248  (7)(8)      "Deaf service center director" means an individual
1249      who serves as the director for a deaf service center and is
1250      responsible for ensuring that individuals with hearing loss or
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1251      speech impairment or who are deafblind are qualified to receive
1252      equipment or services in accordance with ss. 427.701-427.708,
1253      based on their impairment by attesting to such impairment as
1254      provided for in the procedures developed by the administrator.
1255  (15)        "Regional distribution center director" means an
1256      individual qualified by the administrator who serves as the
1257      director for a regional distribution center and meets the
1258      standards for ensuring that individuals with hearing loss or
1259      speech impairment or who are deafblind are qualified to receive
1260      equipment or services in accordance with ss. 427.701-427.708,
1261      based on their impairment by attesting to such impairment as
1262      provided for in the procedures developed by the administrator.
1263      Reviser's note.—Subsections (6)-(8) are amended to conform to
1264  the alphabetical ordering of definitions in this section.
1265  Subsection (15) is amended to confirm editorial insertions
1266  to conform to language elsewhere in the section.
1267  Section 35.  Section 429.55, Florida Statutes, is amended
1268      to read:
1269  429.55        Consumer information.—
1270  (1)     CONSUMER INFORMATION WEBSITE.—The Legislature finds
1271      that consumers need additional information on the quality of
1272      care and service in assisted living facilities in order to
1273      select the best facility for themselves or their loved ones.
1274      Therefore, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall
1275      create content that is easily accessible through the home page
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1276      of the agency's website either directly or indirectly through
1277      links to one or more other established websites of the agency's
1278      choosing. The website must be searchable by facility name,
1279      license type, city, or zip code. By November 1, 2015, The agency
1280      shall include all content in its possession on the website and
1281      add content when received from facilities. At a minimum, the
1282      content must include:
1283  (a)      Information on each licensed assisted living facility,
1284      including, but not limited to:
1285  1.      The name and address of the facility.
1286  2.      The name of the owner or operator of the facility.
1287  3.      The number and type of licensed beds in the facility.
1288  4.      The types of licenses held by the facility.
1289  5.      The facility's license expiration date and status.
1290  6.      The total number of clients that the facility is
1291      licensed to serve and the most recently available occupancy
1292      levels.
1293  7.      The number of private and semiprivate rooms offered.
1294  8.      The bed-hold policy.
1295  9.      The religious affiliation, if any, of the assisted
1296      living facility.
1297  10.      The languages spoken by the staff.
1298  11.      Availability of nurses.
1299  12.      Forms of payment accepted, including, but not limited
1300      to, Medicaid, Medicaid long-term managed care, private
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1301      insurance, health maintenance organization, United States
1302      Department of Veterans Affairs, CHAMPUS program, or workers'
1303      compensation coverage.
1304  13.      Indication if the licensee is operating under
1305      bankruptcy protection.
1306  14.      Recreational and other programs available.
1307  15.      Special care units or programs offered.
1308  16.      Whether the facility is a part of a retirement
1309      community that offers other services pursuant to this part or
1310      part III of this chapter, part II or part III of chapter 400, or
1311      chapter 651.
1312  17.      Links to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
1313      website and the program's statewide toll-free telephone number.
1314  18.      Links to the websites of the providers.
1315  19.      Other relevant information that the agency currently
1316      collects.
1317  (b)      Survey and violation information for the facility,
1318      including a list of the facility's violations committed during
1319      the previous 60 months, which on July 1, 2015, may include
1320      violations committed on or after July 1, 2010. The list shall be
1321      updated monthly and include for each violation:
1322  1.      A summary of the violation, including all licensure,
1323      revisit, and complaint survey information, presented in a manner
1324      understandable by the general public.
1325  2.      Any sanctions imposed by final order.
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1326  3.      The date the corrective action was confirmed by the
1327      agency.
1328  (c)      Links to inspection reports that the agency has on
1329      file.
1330  (2)     VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM (VTE) VTE CONSUMER
1331      INFORMATION.—
1332  (a)      The Legislature finds that many pulmonary embolisms
1333      (PEs) PEs are preventable and that information about the
1334      prevalence of the disease could save lives.
1335  (b)      The term "pulmonary embolism" or "PE" means a
1336      condition in which part of a the clot located in a deep vein
1337      breaks off and travels to the lungs, possibly causing death.
1338  (c)      The term "venous thromboembolism" or "VTE" means deep
1339      vein thrombosis, which is a blood clot located in a deep vein,
1340      usually in the leg or arm. The term can be used to refer to deep
1341      vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or both.
1342  (d)      Assisted living facilities must provide a consumer
1343      information pamphlet to residents upon admission. The pamphlet
1344      must contain information about venous thromboembolism, including
1345      risk factors and how residents can recognize the signs and
1346      symptoms of venous thromboembolism.
1347
1348      The agency may adopt rules to administer this section.
1349      Reviser's note.—Subsection (1) is amended to delete obsolete
1350  language. Subsection (2) is amended to improve clarity.
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1351  Section 36.  Paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section
1352      445.004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1353  445.004       CareerSource Florida, Inc., and the state board;
1354      creation; purpose; membership; duties and powers.—
1355  (4)
1356  (h)1.       The state board shall appoint a Credentials Review
1357      Committee to identify nondegree credentials and degree
1358      credentials of value for approval by the state board and
1359      inclusion in the Master Credentials List. Such credentials must
1360      include registered apprenticeship programs; industry
1361      certifications, including industry certifications for
1362      agricultural occupations submitted pursuant to s. 570.07(43);
1363      licenses; advanced technical certificates; college credit
1364      certificates; career certificates; applied technology diplomas;
1365      associate degrees; baccalaureate degrees; and graduate degrees.
1366      The Credentials Review Committee must include:
1367  a.      The Chancellor of the Division of Public Schools.
1368  b.      The Chancellor of the Division of Career and Adult
1369      Education.
1370  c.      The Chancellor of the Florida College System.
1371  d.      The Chancellor of the State University System.
1372  e.      The director of the Office of Reimagining Education and
1373      Career Help, who shall serve as chair of the committee.
1374  f.      Four members from local workforce development boards,
1375      with equal representation from urban and rural regions.
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1376  g.      Two members from nonpublic postsecondary institutions.
1377  h.      Two members from industry associations.
1378  i.      Two members from Florida-based businesses.
1379  j.      Two members from the Department of Commerce.
1380  k.      One member from the Department of Agriculture and
1381      Consumer Services.
1382  2.      All information pertaining to the Credentials Review
1383      Committee, the process for the approval of credentials of value,
1384      and the Master Credentials List must be made available and be
1385      easily accessible to the public on all relevant state agency
1386      websites.
1387  3.      The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
1388      definition for credentials of value and create a framework of
1389      quality. The framework must align with federally funded
1390      workforce accountability requirements and undergo biennial
1391      review.
1392  4.      The criteria to determine value for nondegree
1393      credentials should, at a minimum, require:
1394  a.      Evidence that the credential meets labor market demand
1395      as identified by the Labor Market Statistics Center within the
1396      Department of Commerce or the Labor Market Estimating Conference
1397      created in s. 216.136, or meets local demand as identified in
1398      the criteria adopted by the Credentials Review Committee. The
1399      Credentials Review Committee may consider additional evidence to
1400      determine labor market demand for credentials for agricultural
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1401      occupations. Evidence to be considered by the Credentials Review
1402      Committee must include employer information on present
1403      credential use or emerging opportunities.
1404  b.      Evidence that the competencies mastered upon completion
1405      of the credential are aligned with labor market demand.
1406  c.      Evidence of the employment and earnings outcomes for
1407      individuals after obtaining the credential. Earnings outcomes
1408      must provide middle-level to high-level wages with preference
1409      given to credentials generating high-level wages. Credentials
1410      that do not meet the earnings outcomes criteria must be part of
1411      a sequence of credentials that are required for the next level
1412      occupation that does meet the earnings outcomes criteria in
1413      order to be identified as a credential of value. For new
1414      credentials, this criteria may be met with conditional
1415      eligibility until measurable labor market outcomes are obtained.
1416  5.      The Credentials Review Committee shall establish the
1417      criteria to determine value for degree programs. This criteria
1418      must include evidence that the program meets statewide or
1419      regional labor market demand as identified by the Labor Market
1420      Statistics Center within the Department of Commerce or the Labor
1421      Market Estimating Conference created in s. 216.136, or meets
1422      local demand as determined by the committee. The Credentials
1423      Review Committee may consider additional evidence to determine
1424      labor market demand for credentials for agricultural
1425      occupations. Such criteria, once available and applicable to
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1426      baccalaureate degrees and graduate degrees, must be used to
1427      designate programs of emphasis under s. 1001.706 and to guide
1428      the development of program standards and benchmarks under s.
1429      1004.92.
1430  6.      The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
1431      process for prioritizing nondegree credentials and degree
1432      programs based on critical statewide or regional shortages.
1433  7.      The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
1434      process for:
1435  a.      At a minimum, quarterly review and approval of
1436      credential applications. Approved credentials of value shall be
1437      used by the committee to develop the Master Credentials List.
1438  b.      Annual review of the Master Credentials List.
1439  c.      Phasing out credentials on the Master Credentials List
1440      that no longer meet the framework of quality. Credentials must
1441      remain on the list for at least 1 year after identification for
1442      removal.
1443  d.      Designating performance funding eligibility under ss.
1444      1011.80 and 1011.81, based upon the highest available
1445      certification for postsecondary students.
1446  e.      Upon approval, the state board shall submit the Master
1447      Credentials List to the State Board of Education. The list must,
1448      at a minimum, identify nondegree credentials and degree programs
1449      determined to be of value for purposes of the CAPE Industry
1450      Certification Funding List adopted under s. 1008.44 ss. 1008.44
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1451      and 1011.62(1); if the credential or degree program meets
1452      statewide, regional, or local level demand; the type of
1453      certificate, credential, or degree; and the primary standard
1454      occupation classification code.
1455  f.      If an application submitted to the Credentials Review
1456      Committee does not meet the required standards, the Credentials
1457      Review Committee must provide a notice of deficiency to the
1458      applicant and the provider who was identified as the point of
1459      contact provided on the application by the end of the next
1460      quarter after receipt of the application. The notice must
1461      include the basis for denial and the procedure to appeal the
1462      denial.
1463  8.      The Credentials Review Committee shall establish a
1464      process for linking Classifications of Instructional Programs
1465      (CIP) to Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) for all new
1466      credentials of value identified on the Master Credentials List.
1467      The CIP code aligns instructional programs to occupations. A CIP
1468      to SOC link indicates that programs classified in the CIP code
1469      category prepare individuals for jobs classified in the SOC code
1470      category. The state board shall submit approved CIP to SOC
1471      linkages to the State Board of Education with each credential
1472      that is added to the Master Credentials List.
1473  9.      The Credentials Review Committee shall identify all
1474      data elements necessary to collect information on credentials by
1475      the Florida Education and Training Placement Program automated
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1476      system under s. 1008.39.
1477      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the deletion of references
1478  to the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List in s.
1479  1011.62(1) by s. 17, ch. 2025-203, Laws of Florida.
1480  Section 37.  Subsection (3) of section 497.271, Florida
1481      Statutes, is amended to read:
1482  497.271     Standards for construction and significant
1483      alteration or renovation of mausoleums and columbaria.—
1484  (3)     The licensing authority shall transmit the rules as
1485      adopted under subsection (2), referred to as the "mausoleum
1486      standards," to the Florida Building Commission, which shall
1487      initiate rulemaking under chapter 120 to consider such mausoleum
1488      standards. If such mausoleum standards are not deemed
1489      acceptable, they must be returned by the Florida Building
1490      Commission to the licensing authority with details of changes
1491      needed to make them acceptable. If such mausoleum standards are
1492      acceptable, the Florida Building Commission must adopt a rule
1493      designating the mausoleum standards as an approved revision to
1494      the State Minimum Building Codes under part IV of chapter 553.
1495      When designated by the Florida Building Commission, such
1496      mausoleum standards shall become a required element of the State
1497      Minimum Building Codes under s. 553.73(2) s. 553.73(2)(a) and
1498      shall be transmitted to each local enforcement agency, as
1499      defined in s. 553.71(5). Such local enforcement agency shall
1500      consider and inspect for compliance with such mausoleum
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1501      standards as if they were part of the local building code, but
1502      shall have no continuing duty to inspect after final approval of
1503      the construction pursuant to the local building code. Any
1504      further amendments to the mausoleum standards shall be
1505      accomplished by the same procedure. Such designated mausoleum
1506      standards, as from time to time amended, shall be a part of the
1507      State Minimum Building Codes under s. 553.73 until the adoption
1508      and effective date of a new statewide uniform minimum building
1509      code, which may supersede the mausoleum standards as provided by
1510      the law enacting the new statewide uniform minimum building
1511      code.
1512      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a scrivener's error in
1513  Engrossed C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 683, which became
1514  ch. 2025-140, Laws of Florida; that version deleted an
1515  earlier bill version amendment adding paragraphs to s.
1516  553.72(2) but neglected to correct a cross-reference to
1517  that provision updated in the earlier version.
1518  Section 38.  Subsection (2) of section 570.321, Florida
1519      Statutes, is amended to read:
1520  570.321     Plant Industry Trust Fund.—
1521  (2)     Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund
1522      shall be administered in accordance with ss. 581.031, 581.141,
1523      581.211, 581.212, 586.045, 586.15, and 586.16, 593.114, and
1524      593.117.
1525      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to the repeal of ss. 593.114
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1526  and 593.117 by s. 68, ch. 2025-22, Laws of Florida.
1527  Section 39.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
1528      599.012, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1529  599.012     Florida Wine Trust Fund; creation.—
1530  (1)     There is established the Florida Wine Trust Fund
1531      within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The
1532      department shall use the moneys deposited in the trust fund
1533      pursuant to subsection (2) to do all the following:
1534  (a)     Develop and coordinate the implementation of the State
1535      Wine Viticulture Plan.
1536      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
1537  conform to the renaming of the plan by s. 71, ch. 2025-22,
1538  Laws of Florida.
1539  Section 40.  Subsection (4) of section 679.3171, Florida
1540      Statutes, is amended to read:
1541  679.3171        Interests that take priority over or take free of
1542      security interest or agricultural lien.—
1543  (4)     Subject to subsections (6)-(8), a licensee of a
1544      general intangible or a buyer, other than a secured party, of
1545      collateral other than electronic money, tangible documents,
1546      goods, instruments, tangible documents, or a certificated
1547      security takes free of a security interest if the licensee or
1548      buyer gives value without knowledge of the security interest and
1549      before it is perfected.
1550      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to
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1551  remove duplicative language.
1552  Section 41.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
1553      679.613, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1554  679.613     Contents and form of notification before
1555      disposition of collateral; general.—Except in a consumer-goods
1556      transaction, the following rules apply:
1557  (3)     The contents of a notification providing substantially
1558      the information specified in subsection (1) are sufficient, even
1559      if the notification includes:
1560  (a)     Information not specified by that subsection
1561      paragraph; or
1562      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context.
1563  Section 42.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph
1564      (g) of subsection (12) of section 718.111, Florida Statutes, are
1565      amended to read:
1566  718.111     The association.—
1567  (1)     CORPORATE ENTITY.—
1568  (d)     As required by s. 617.0830, an officer, director, or
1569      agent shall discharge his or her duties in good faith, with the
1570      care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would
1571      exercise under similar circumstances, and in a manner he or she
1572      reasonably believes to be in the interests of the association.
1573      An officer, director, or agent shall be liable for monetary
1574      damages as provided in s. 617.0834 if such officer, director, or
1575      agent breached or failed to perform his or her duties and the
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1576      breach of, or failure to perform, his or her duties constitutes
1577      a violation of criminal law as provided in s. 617.0834;
1578      constitutes a transaction from which the officer or director
1579      derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or
1580      indirectly; or constitutes recklessness or an act or omission
1581      that was in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner
1582      exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety,
1583      or property. Forgery of a ballot envelope or voting certificate
1584      used in a condominium association election is punishable as
1585      provided in s. 831.01, the theft or embezzlement of funds of a
1586      condominium association is punishable as provided in s. 812.014,
1587      and the destruction of or the refusal to allow inspection or
1588      copying of an official record of a condominium association that
1589      is accessible to unit owners within the time periods required by
1590      general law in furtherance of any crime is punishable as
1591      tampering with physical evidence as provided in s. 918.13 or as
1592      obstruction of justice as provided in chapter 843. An officer or
1593      director charged by information or indictment with a crime
1594      referenced in this paragraph must be removed from office, and
1595      the vacancy shall be filled as provided in s. 718.112(2)(d)3. s.
1596      718.112(2)(d)2. until the end of the officer's or director's
1597      period of suspension or the end of his or her term of office,
1598      whichever occurs first. If a criminal charge is pending against
1599      the officer or director, he or she may not be appointed or
1600      elected to a position as an officer or a director of any
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1601      association and may not have access to the official records of
1602      any association, except pursuant to a court order. However, if
1603      the charges are resolved without a finding of guilt, the officer
1604      or director must be reinstated for the remainder of his or her
1605      term of office, if any.
1606  (12)        OFFICIAL RECORDS.—
1607  (g)1.        An association managing a condominium with 25 or
1608      more units which does not contain timeshare units shall post
1609      digital copies of the documents specified in subparagraph 2. on
1610      its website or make such documents available through an
1611      application that can be downloaded on a mobile device. Unless a
1612      shorter period is otherwise required, a document must be made
1613      available on the association's website or made available for
1614      download through an application on a mobile device within 30
1615      days after the association receives or creates an official
1616      record specified in subparagraph 2.
1617  a.      The association's website or application must be:
1618  (I)      An independent website, application, or web portal
1619      wholly owned and operated by the association; or
1620  (II)        A website, application, or web portal operated by a
1621      third-party provider with whom the association owns, leases,
1622      rents, or otherwise obtains the right to operate a web page,
1623      subpage, web portal, collection of subpages or web portals, or
1624      an application which is dedicated to the association's
1625      activities and on which required notices, records, and documents
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1626      may be posted or made available by the association.
1627  b.      The association's website or application must be
1628      accessible through the Internet and must contain a subpage, web
1629      portal, or other protected electronic location that is
1630      inaccessible to the general public and accessible only to unit
1631      owners and employees of the association.
1632  c.      Upon a unit owner's written request, the association
1633      must provide the unit owner with a username and password and
1634      access to the protected sections of the association's website or
1635      application which contain any notices, records, or documents
1636      that must be electronically provided.
1637  2.      A current copy of the following documents must be
1638      posted in digital format on the association's website or
1639      application:
1640  a.      The recorded declaration of condominium of each
1641      condominium operated by the association and each amendment to
1642      each declaration.
1643  b.      The recorded bylaws of the association and each
1644      amendment to the bylaws.
1645  c.      The articles of incorporation of the association, or
1646      other documents creating the association, and each amendment to
1647      the articles of incorporation or other documents. The copy
1648      posted pursuant to this sub-subparagraph must be a copy of the
1649      articles of incorporation filed with the Department of State.
1650  d.      The rules of the association.
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1651  e.      The approved minutes of all board of administration
1652      meetings over the preceding 12 months.
1653  f.      The video recording or a hyperlink to the video
1654      recording for all meetings of the association, the board of
1655      administration, any committee, and the unit owners which are
1656      conducted by video conference over the preceding 12 months.
1657  g.      A list of all executory contracts or documents to which
1658      the association is a party or under which the association or the
1659      unit owners have an obligation or responsibility and, after
1660      bidding for the related materials, equipment, or services has
1661      closed, a list of bids received by the association within the
1662      past year. Summaries of bids for materials, equipment, or
1663      services which exceed $500 must be maintained on the website or
1664      application for 1 year. In lieu of summaries, complete copies of
1665      the bids may be posted.
1666  h.      The annual budget required by s. 718.112(2)(f) and any
1667      proposed budget to be considered at the annual meeting.
1668  i.      The financial report required by subsection (13) and
1669      any monthly income or expense statement to be considered at a
1670      meeting.
1671  j.      The certification of each director required by s.
1672      718.112(2)(d)5.b. s. 718.112(2)(d)4.b.
1673  k.      All contracts or transactions between the association
1674      and any director, officer, corporation, firm, or association
1675      that is not an affiliated condominium association or any other
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1676      entity in which an association director is also a director or
1677      officer and financially interested.
1678  l.      Any contract or document regarding a conflict of
1679      interest or possible conflict of interest as provided in ss.
1680      468.4335, 468.436(2)(b)6., and 718.3027(3).
1681  m.      The notice of any unit owner meeting and the agenda for
1682      the meeting, as required by s. 718.112(2)(d)4. s.
1683      718.112(2)(d)3., no later than 14 days before the meeting. The
1684      notice must be posted in plain view on the front page of the
1685      website or application, or on a separate subpage of the website
1686      or application labeled "Notices" which is conspicuously visible
1687      and linked from the front page. The association must also post
1688      on its website or application any document to be considered and
1689      voted on by the owners during the meeting or any document listed
1690      on the agenda at least 7 days before the meeting at which the
1691      document or the information within the document will be
1692      considered.
1693  n.      Notice of any board meeting, the agenda, and any other
1694      document required for the meeting as required by s.
1695      718.112(2)(c), which must be posted no later than the date
1696      required for notice under s. 718.112(2)(c).
1697  o.      The inspection reports described in ss. 553.899 and
1698      718.301(4)(p) and any other inspection report relating to a
1699      structural or life safety inspection of condominium property.
1700  p.      The association's most recent structural integrity
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1701      reserve study, if applicable.
1702  q.      Copies of all building permits issued for ongoing or
1703      planned construction.
1704  r.      A copy of all affidavits required by this chapter.
1705  3.      The association shall ensure that the information and
1706      records described in paragraph (c), which are not allowed to be
1707      accessible to unit owners, are not posted on the association's
1708      website or application. If protected information or information
1709      restricted from being accessible to unit owners is included in
1710      documents that are required to be posted on the association's
1711      website or application, the association shall ensure the
1712      information is redacted before posting the documents.
1713      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the association or its agent is
1714      not liable for disclosing information that is protected or
1715      restricted under this paragraph unless such disclosure was made
1716      with a knowing or intentional disregard of the protected or
1717      restricted nature of such information.
1718  4.      The failure of the association to post information
1719      required under subparagraph 2. is not in and of itself
1720      sufficient to invalidate any action or decision of the
1721      association's board or its committees.
1722      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct cross-references to conform
1723  to the redesignation of subunits in s. 718.112(2)(d) by s.
1724  8, ch. 2025-175, Laws of Florida.
1725  Section 43.  Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (2) of
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1726      section 718.112, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1727  718.112      Bylaws.—
1728  (2)      REQUIRED PROVISIONS.—The bylaws shall provide for the
1729      following and, if they do not do so, shall be deemed to include
1730      the following:
1731  (b)     Quorum; voting requirements; proxies.—
1732  1.      Unless a lower number is provided in the bylaws, the
1733      percentage of voting interests required to constitute a quorum
1734      at a meeting of the members is a majority of the voting
1735      interests. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or in the
1736      declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws, and except as
1737      provided in subparagraph (d)5. (d)4., decisions shall be made by
1738      a majority of the voting interests represented at a meeting at
1739      which a quorum is present.
1740  2.      Except as specifically otherwise provided herein, unit
1741      owners in a residential condominium may not vote by general
1742      proxy, but may vote by limited proxies substantially conforming
1743      to a limited proxy form adopted by the division. A voting
1744      interest or consent right allocated to a unit owned by the
1745      association may not be exercised or considered for any purpose,
1746      whether for a quorum, an election, or otherwise. Limited proxies
1747      and general proxies may be used to establish a quorum. Limited
1748      proxies shall be used for votes taken to waive or reduce
1749      reserves in accordance with subparagraph (f)2.; for votes taken
1750      to waive the financial reporting requirements of s. 718.111(13);
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1751      for votes taken to amend the declaration pursuant to s. 718.110;
1752      for votes taken to amend the articles of incorporation or bylaws
1753      pursuant to this section; and for any other matter for which
1754      this chapter requires or permits a vote of the unit owners.
1755      Except as provided in paragraph (d), a proxy, limited or
1756      general, may not be used in the election of board members in a
1757      residential condominium. General proxies may be used for other
1758      matters for which limited proxies are not required, and may be
1759      used in voting for nonsubstantive changes to items for which a
1760      limited proxy is required and given. Notwithstanding this
1761      subparagraph, unit owners may vote in person at unit owner
1762      meetings. This subparagraph does not limit the use of general
1763      proxies or require the use of limited proxies for any agenda
1764      item or election at any meeting of a timeshare condominium
1765      association or a nonresidential condominium association.
1766  3.      A proxy given is effective only for the specific
1767      meeting for which originally given and any lawfully adjourned
1768      meetings thereof. A proxy is not valid longer than 90 days after
1769      the date of the first meeting for which it was given. Each proxy
1770      is revocable at any time at the pleasure of the unit owner
1771      executing it.
1772  4.      A member of the board of administration or a committee
1773      may submit in writing his or her agreement or disagreement with
1774      any action taken at a meeting that the member did not attend.
1775      This agreement or disagreement may not be used as a vote for or
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1776      against the action taken or to create a quorum.
1777  5.      A board meeting may be conducted in person or by video
1778      conference. A board or committee member's participation in a
1779      meeting via telephone, real-time videoconferencing, or similar
1780      real-time electronic or video communication counts toward a
1781      quorum, and such member may vote as if physically present. A
1782      speaker must be used so that the conversation of such members
1783      may be heard by the board or committee members attending in
1784      person as well as by any unit owners present at a meeting. The
1785      division shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536 and 120.54
1786      governing the requirements for meetings.
1787  (d)     Unit owner meetings.—
1788  1.      An annual meeting of the unit owners must be held at
1789      the location provided in the association bylaws and, if the
1790      bylaws are silent as to the location, the meeting must be held
1791      within 15 miles of the condominium property or within the same
1792      county as the condominium property. However, such distance
1793      requirement does not apply to an association governing a
1794      timeshare condominium. If a unit owner meeting is conducted via
1795      video conference, a unit owner may vote electronically in the
1796      manner provided in s. 718.128.
1797  2.      Unit owner meetings, including the annual meeting of
1798      the unit owners, may be conducted in person or via video
1799      conference. If the annual meeting of the unit owners is
1800      conducted via video conference, a quorum of the members of the
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1801      board of administration must be physically present at the
1802      physical location where unit owners can attend the meeting. The
1803      location must be provided in the association bylaws and, if the
1804      bylaws are silent as to the location, the meeting must be held
1805      within 15 miles of the condominium property or within the same
1806      county as the condominium property. If the unit owner meeting is
1807      conducted via video conference, the video conference must be
1808      recorded and such recording must be maintained as an official
1809      record of the association. The division shall adopt rules
1810      pursuant to ss. 120.536 and 120.54 governing the requirements
1811      for meetings.
1812  3.      Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a vacancy on the
1813      board caused by the expiration of a director's term must be
1814      filled by electing a new board member, and the election must be
1815      by secret ballot. An election is not required if the number of
1816      vacancies equals or exceeds the number of candidates. For
1817      purposes of this paragraph, the term "candidate" means an
1818      eligible person who has timely submitted the written notice, as
1819      described in sub-subparagraph 5.a. 4.a., of his or her intention
1820      to become a candidate. Except in a timeshare or nonresidential
1821      condominium, or if the staggered term of a board member does not
1822      expire until a later annual meeting, or if all members' terms
1823      would otherwise expire but there are no candidates, the terms of
1824      all board members expire at the annual meeting, and such members
1825      may stand for reelection unless prohibited by the bylaws. Board
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1826      members may serve terms longer than 1 year if permitted by the
1827      bylaws or articles of incorporation. A board member may not
1828      serve more than 8 consecutive years unless approved by an
1829      affirmative vote of unit owners representing two-thirds of all
1830      votes cast in the election or unless there are not enough
1831      eligible candidates to fill the vacancies on the board at the
1832      time of the vacancy. Only board service that occurs on or after
1833      July 1, 2018, may be used when calculating a board member's term
1834      limit. If the number of board members whose terms expire at the
1835      annual meeting equals or exceeds the number of candidates, the
1836      candidates become members of the board effective upon the
1837      adjournment of the annual meeting. Unless the bylaws provide
1838      otherwise, any remaining vacancies shall be filled by the
1839      affirmative vote of the majority of the directors making up the
1840      newly constituted board even if the directors constitute less
1841      than a quorum or there is only one director. In a residential
1842      condominium association of more than 10 units or in a
1843      residential condominium association that does not include
1844      timeshare units or timeshare interests, co-owners of a unit may
1845      not serve as members of the board of directors at the same time
1846      unless they own more than one unit or unless there are not
1847      enough eligible candidates to fill the vacancies on the board at
1848      the time of the vacancy. A unit owner in a residential
1849      condominium desiring to be a candidate for board membership must
1850      comply with sub-subparagraph 5.a. 4.a. and must be eligible to
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1851      be a candidate to serve on the board of directors at the time of
1852      the deadline for submitting a notice of intent to run in order
1853      to have his or her name listed as a proper candidate on the
1854      ballot or to serve on the board. A person who has been suspended
1855      or removed by the division under this chapter, or who is
1856      delinquent in the payment of any assessment due to the
1857      association, is not eligible to be a candidate for board
1858      membership and may not be listed on the ballot. For purposes of
1859      this paragraph, a person is delinquent if a payment is not made
1860      by the due date as specifically identified in the declaration of
1861      condominium, bylaws, or articles of incorporation. If a due date
1862      is not specifically identified in the declaration of
1863      condominium, bylaws, or articles of incorporation, the due date
1864      is the first day of the assessment period. A person who has been
1865      convicted of any felony in this state or in a United States
1866      District or Territorial Court, or who has been convicted of any
1867      offense in another jurisdiction which would be considered a
1868      felony if committed in this state, is not eligible for board
1869      membership unless such felon's civil rights have been restored
1870      for at least 5 years as of the date such person seeks election
1871      to the board. The validity of an action by the board is not
1872      affected if it is later determined that a board member is
1873      ineligible for board membership due to having been convicted of
1874      a felony. This subparagraph does not limit the term of a member
1875      of the board of a nonresidential or timeshare condominium.
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1876  4.      The bylaws must provide the method of calling meetings
1877      of unit owners, including annual meetings. Written notice of an
1878      annual meeting must include an agenda; be mailed, hand
1879      delivered, or electronically transmitted to each unit owner at
1880      least 14 days before the annual meeting; and be posted in a
1881      conspicuous place on the condominium property or association
1882      property at least 14 continuous days before the annual meeting.
1883      Written notice of a meeting other than an annual meeting must
1884      include an agenda; be mailed, hand delivered, or electronically
1885      transmitted to each unit owner; and be posted in a conspicuous
1886      place on the condominium property or association property within
1887      the timeframe specified in the bylaws. If the bylaws do not
1888      specify a timeframe for written notice of a meeting other than
1889      an annual meeting, notice must be provided at least 14
1890      continuous days before the meeting. Upon notice to the unit
1891      owners, the board shall, by duly adopted rule, designate a
1892      specific location on the condominium property or association
1893      property at which all notices of unit owner meetings must be
1894      posted. This requirement does not apply if there is no
1895      condominium property for posting notices. In addition to the
1896      physical posting of meeting notices, the association may, by
1897      reasonable rule, adopt a procedure for conspicuously posting and
1898      repeatedly broadcasting the notice and the agenda on a closed-
1899      circuit cable television system serving the condominium
1900      association. If broadcast notice is provided, the notice and
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1901      agenda must be broadcast in a manner and for a sufficient
1902      continuous length of time so as to allow an average reader to
1903      observe the notice and read and comprehend the entire content of
1904      the notice and the agenda. In addition to any of the authorized
1905      means of providing notice of a meeting of the board, the
1906      association may, by rule, adopt a procedure for conspicuously
1907      posting the meeting notice and the agenda on a website serving
1908      the condominium association for at least the minimum period of
1909      time for which a notice of a meeting is also required to be
1910      physically posted on the condominium property. Any rule adopted
1911      shall, in addition to other matters, include a requirement that
1912      the association send an electronic notice in the same manner as
1913      a notice for a meeting of the members, which must include a
1914      hyperlink to the website at which the notice is posted, to unit
1915      owners whose e-mail addresses are included in the association's
1916      official records. Unless a unit owner waives in writing the
1917      right to receive notice of the annual meeting, such notice must
1918      be hand delivered, mailed, or electronically transmitted to each
1919      unit owner. Notice for meetings and notice for all other
1920      purposes must be mailed to each unit owner at the address last
1921      furnished to the association by the unit owner, or hand
1922      delivered to each unit owner. However, if a unit is owned by
1923      more than one person, the association must provide notice to the
1924      address that the developer identifies for that purpose and
1925      thereafter as one or more of the owners of the unit advise the
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1926      association in writing, or if no address is given or the owners
1927      of the unit do not agree, to the address provided on the deed of
1928      record. An officer of the association, or the manager or other
1929      person providing notice of the association meeting, must provide
1930      an affidavit or United States Postal Service certificate of
1931      mailing, to be included in the official records of the
1932      association affirming that the notice was mailed or hand
1933      delivered in accordance with this provision.
1934  5.      The members of the board of a residential condominium
1935      shall be elected by written ballot or voting machine. Proxies
1936      may not be used in electing the board in general elections or
1937      elections to fill vacancies caused by recall, resignation, or
1938      otherwise, unless otherwise provided in this chapter. This
1939      subparagraph does not apply to an association governing a
1940      timeshare condominium.
1941  a.      At least 60 days before a scheduled election, the
1942      association shall mail, deliver, or electronically transmit, by
1943      separate association mailing or included in another association
1944      mailing, delivery, or transmission, including regularly
1945      published newsletters, to each unit owner entitled to a vote, a
1946      first notice of the date of the election. A unit owner or other
1947      eligible person desiring to be a candidate for the board must
1948      give written notice of his or her intent to be a candidate to
1949      the association at least 40 days before a scheduled election.
1950      Together with the written notice and agenda as set forth in
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1951      subparagraph 4. 3., the association shall mail, deliver, or
1952      electronically transmit a second notice of the election to all
1953      unit owners entitled to vote, together with a ballot that lists
1954      all candidates not less than 14 days or more than 34 days before
1955      the date of the election. Upon request of a candidate, an
1956      information sheet, no larger than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches,
1957      which must be furnished by the candidate at least 35 days before
1958      the election, must be included with the mailing, delivery, or
1959      transmission of the ballot, with the costs of mailing, delivery,
1960      or electronic transmission and copying to be borne by the
1961      association. The association is not liable for the contents of
1962      the information sheets prepared by the candidates. In order to
1963      reduce costs, the association may print or duplicate the
1964      information sheets on both sides of the paper. The division
1965      shall by rule establish voting procedures consistent with this
1966      sub-subparagraph, including rules establishing procedures for
1967      giving notice by electronic transmission and rules providing for
1968      the secrecy of ballots. Elections shall be decided by a
1969      plurality of ballots cast. There is no quorum requirement;
1970      however, at least 20 percent of the eligible voters must cast a
1971      ballot in order to have a valid election. A unit owner may not
1972      authorize any other person to vote his or her ballot, and any
1973      ballots improperly cast are invalid. A unit owner who violates
1974      this provision may be fined by the association in accordance
1975      with s. 718.303. A unit owner who needs assistance in casting
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1976      the ballot for the reasons stated in s. 101.051 may obtain such
1977      assistance. The regular election must occur on the date of the
1978      annual meeting. Notwithstanding this sub-subparagraph, an
1979      election is not required unless more candidates file notices of
1980      intent to run or are nominated than board vacancies exist.
1981  b.      A director of a board of an association of a
1982      residential condominium shall:
1983  (I)      Certify in writing to the secretary of the association
1984      that he or she has read the association's declaration of
1985      condominium, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and current
1986      written policies; that he or she will work to uphold such
1987      documents and policies to the best of his or her ability; and
1988      that he or she will faithfully discharge his or her fiduciary
1989      responsibility to the association's members.
1990  (II)        Submit to the secretary of the association a
1991      certificate of having satisfactorily completed the educational
1992      curriculum administered by the division or a division-approved
1993      condominium education provider. The educational curriculum must
1994      be at least 4 hours long and include instruction on milestone
1995      inspections, structural integrity reserve studies, elections,
1996      recordkeeping, financial literacy and transparency, levying of
1997      fines, and notice and meeting requirements.
1998
1999      Each newly elected or appointed director must submit to the
2000      secretary of the association the written certification and
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2001      educational certificate within 1 year before being elected or
2002      appointed or 90 days after the date of election or appointment.
2003      A director of an association of a residential condominium who
2004      was elected or appointed before July 1, 2024, must comply with
2005      the written certification and educational certificate
2006      requirements in this sub-subparagraph by June 30, 2025. The
2007      written certification and educational certificate is valid for 7
2008      years after the date of issuance and does not have to be
2009      resubmitted as long as the director serves on the board without
2010      interruption during the 7-year period. A director who is
2011      appointed by the developer may satisfy the educational
2012      certificate requirement in sub-sub-subparagraph (II) for any
2013      subsequent appointment to a board by a developer within 7 years
2014      after the date of issuance of the most recent educational
2015      certificate, including any interruption of service on a board or
2016      appointment to a board in another association within that 7-year
2017      period. One year after submission of the most recent written
2018      certification and educational certificate, and annually
2019      thereafter, a director of an association of a residential
2020      condominium must submit to the secretary of the association a
2021      certificate of having satisfactorily completed at least 1 hour
2022      of continuing education administered by the division, or a
2023      division-approved condominium education provider, relating to
2024      any recent changes to this chapter and the related
2025      administrative rules during the past year. A director of an
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2026      association of a residential condominium who fails to timely
2027      file the written certification and educational certificate is
2028      suspended from service on the board until he or she complies
2029      with this sub-subparagraph. The board may temporarily fill the
2030      vacancy during the period of suspension. The secretary shall
2031      cause the association to retain a director's written
2032      certification and educational certificate for inspection by the
2033      members for 7 years after a director's election or the duration
2034      of the director's uninterrupted tenure, whichever is longer.
2035      Failure to have such written certification and educational
2036      certificate on file does not affect the validity of any board
2037      action.
2038  c.      Any challenge to the election process must be commenced
2039      within 60 days after the election results are announced.
2040  6.      Any approval by unit owners called for by this chapter
2041      or the applicable declaration or bylaws, including, but not
2042      limited to, the approval requirement in s. 718.111(8), must be
2043      made at a duly noticed meeting of unit owners and is subject to
2044      all requirements of this chapter or the applicable condominium
2045      documents relating to unit owner decisionmaking, except that
2046      unit owners may take action by written agreement, without
2047      meetings, on matters for which action by written agreement
2048      without meetings is expressly allowed by the applicable bylaws
2049      or declaration or any law that provides for such action.
2050  7.      Unit owners may waive notice of specific meetings if
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2051      allowed by the applicable bylaws or declaration or any law.
2052      Notice of meetings of the board of administration; unit owner
2053      meetings, except unit owner meetings called to recall board
2054      members under paragraph (l); and committee meetings may be given
2055      by electronic transmission to unit owners who consent to receive
2056      notice by electronic transmission. A unit owner who consents to
2057      receiving notices by electronic transmission is solely
2058      responsible for removing or bypassing filters that block receipt
2059      of mass e-mails sent to members on behalf of the association in
2060      the course of giving electronic notices.
2061  8.      Unit owners have the right to participate in meetings
2062      of unit owners with reference to all designated agenda items.
2063      However, the association may adopt reasonable rules governing
2064      the frequency, duration, and manner of unit owner participation.
2065  9.      A unit owner may tape record or videotape a meeting of
2066      the unit owners subject to reasonable rules adopted by the
2067      division.
2068  10.      Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, any vacancy
2069      occurring on the board before the expiration of a term may be
2070      filled by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining
2071      directors, even if the remaining directors constitute less than
2072      a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. In the alternative,
2073      a board may hold an election to fill the vacancy, in which case
2074      the election procedures must conform to sub-subparagraph 5.a.
2075      4.a. unless the association governs 10 units or fewer and has
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2076      opted out of the statutory election process, in which case the
2077      bylaws of the association control. Unless otherwise provided in
2078      the bylaws, a board member appointed or elected under this
2079      section shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the
2080      seat being filled. Filling vacancies created by recall is
2081      governed by paragraph (l) and rules adopted by the division.
2082  11.     This chapter does not limit the use of general or
2083      limited proxies, require the use of general or limited proxies,
2084      or require the use of a written ballot or voting machine for any
2085      agenda item or election at any meeting of a timeshare
2086      condominium association or nonresidential condominium
2087      association.
2088
2089      Notwithstanding subparagraph (b)2. and sub-subparagraph 5.a.
2090      4.a., an association of 10 or fewer units may, by affirmative
2091      vote of a majority of the total voting interests, provide for
2092      different voting and election procedures in its bylaws, which
2093      may be by a proxy specifically delineating the different voting
2094      and election procedures. The different voting and election
2095      procedures may provide for elections to be conducted by limited
2096      or general proxy.
2097      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct cross-references to conform
2098  to the redesignation of subunits in paragraph (2)(d) by s.
2099  8, ch. 2025-175, Laws of Florida.
2100  Section 44.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
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2101      718.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2102  718.501     Authority, responsibility, and duties of Division
2103      of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes.—
2104  (2)
2105  (c)     On the certification form provided by the division,
2106      the directors of the association shall certify that each
2107      director of the association has completed the written
2108      certification and educational certificate requirements in s.
2109      718.112(2)(d)5.b. s. 718.112(2)(d)4.b. This certification
2110      requirement does not apply to the directors of an association
2111      governing a timeshare condominium.
2112      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform
2113  to the redesignation of subunits in s. 718.112(2)(d) by s.
2114  8, ch. 2025-175, Laws of Florida.
2115  Section 45.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph
2116      (e) of subsection (2) of section 718.503, Florida Statutes, are
2117      amended to read:
2118  718.503     Developer disclosure prior to sale; nondeveloper
2119      unit owner disclosure prior to sale; voidability.—
2120  (1)     DEVELOPER DISCLOSURE.—
2121  (d)     Milestone inspection, turnover inspection report, or
2122      structural integrity reserve study.—If the association is
2123      required to have completed a milestone inspection as described
2124      in s. 553.899, a turnover inspection report for a turnover
2125      inspection performed on or after July 1, 2023, or a structural
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2126      integrity reserve study, and the association has not completed
2127      the milestone inspection, the turnover inspection report, or the
2128      structural integrity reserve study, each contract entered into
2129      after December 31, 2024, for the sale of a residential unit
2130      shall contain in conspicuous type a statement indicating that
2131      the association is required to have a milestone inspection, a
2132      turnover inspection report, or a structural integrity reserve
2133      study and has not completed such inspection, report, or study,
2134      as appropriate. If the association is not required to have a
2135      milestone inspection as described in s. 553.899 or a structural
2136      integrity reserve study, each contract entered into after
2137      December 31, 2024, for the sale of a residential unit shall
2138      contain in conspicuous type a statement indicating that the
2139      association is not required to have a milestone inspection or a
2140      structural integrity reserve study, as appropriate. If the
2141      association has completed a milestone inspection as described in
2142      s. 553.899, a turnover inspection report for a turnover
2143      inspection performed on or after July 1, 2023, or a structural
2144      integrity reserve study, each contract entered into after
2145      December 31, 2024, for the sale of a residential unit shall
2146      contain in conspicuous type:
2147  1.      A clause which states: THE BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES
2148      THAT BUYER HAS BEEN PROVIDED A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-
2149      PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED
2150      IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF
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2151      THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION
2152      718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A
2153      COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
2154      RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND
2155      718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE, MORE THAN 15
2156      DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, BEFORE
2157      EXECUTION OF THIS CONTRACT; and
2158  2.      A clause which states: THIS AGREEMENT IS VOIDABLE BY
2159      BUYER BY DELIVERING WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE BUYER'S INTENTION TO
2160      CANCEL WITHIN 15 DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL
2161      HOLIDAYS, AFTER THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE
2162      BUYER AND RECEIPT BY BUYER OF A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-
2163      PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED
2164      IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF
2165      THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION
2166      718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A
2167      COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
2168      RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND
2169      718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE. ANY PURPORTED
2170      WAIVER OF THESE VOIDABILITY RIGHTS SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT. BUYER
2171      MAY EXTEND THE TIME FOR CLOSING FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN 15
2172      DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, AFTER
2173      THE BUYER RECEIVES A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-PREPARED
2174      SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED IN
2175      SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES; A COPY OF THE TURNOVER
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2176      INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 718.301(4)(p) AND (q),
2177      FLORIDA STATUTES; OR A COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT
2178      STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS
2179      718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF
2180      REQUESTED IN WRITING. BUYER'S RIGHT TO VOID THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
2181      TERMINATE AT CLOSING.
2182
2183      A contract that does not conform to the requirements of this
2184      paragraph is voidable at the option of the purchaser before
2185      closing.
2186  (2)     NONDEVELOPER DISCLOSURE.—
2187  (e)     If the association is required to have completed a
2188      milestone inspection as described in s. 553.899, a turnover
2189      inspection report for a turnover inspection performed on or
2190      after July 1, 2023, or a structural integrity reserve study, and
2191      the association has not completed the milestone inspection, the
2192      turnover inspection report, or the structural integrity reserve
2193      study, each contract entered into after December 31, 2024, for
2194      the sale of a residential unit shall contain in conspicuous type
2195      a statement indicating that the association is required to have
2196      a milestone inspection, a turnover inspection report, or a
2197      structural integrity reserve study and has not completed such
2198      inspection, report, or study, as appropriate. If the association
2199      is not required to have a milestone inspection as described in
2200      s. 553.899 or a structural integrity reserve study, each
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2201      contract entered into after December 31, 2024, for the sale of a
2202      residential unit shall contain in conspicuous type a statement
2203      indicating that the association is not required to have a
2204      milestone inspection or a structural integrity reserve study, as
2205      appropriate. If the association has completed a milestone
2206      inspection as described in s. 553.899, a turnover inspection
2207      report for a turnover inspection performed on or after July 1,
2208      2023, or a structural integrity reserve study, each contract
2209      entered into after December 31, 2024, for the resale of a
2210      residential unit shall contain in conspicuous type:
2211  1.      A clause which states: THE BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES
2212      THAT BUYER HAS BEEN PROVIDED A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-
2213      PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED
2214      IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF
2215      THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION
2216      718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A
2217      COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
2218      RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND
2219      718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE, MORE THAN 7
2220      DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, BEFORE
2221      EXECUTION OF THIS CONTRACT; and
2222  2.      A clause which states: THIS AGREEMENT IS VOIDABLE BY
2223      BUYER BY DELIVERING WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE BUYER'S INTENTION TO
2224      CANCEL WITHIN 7 DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL
2225      HOLIDAYS, AFTER THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE
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2226      BUYER AND RECEIPT BY BUYER OF A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-
2227      PREPARED SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED
2228      IN SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; A COPY OF
2229      THE TURNOVER INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION
2230      718.301(4)(p) AND (q), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE; AND A
2231      COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
2232      RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND
2233      718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF APPLICABLE. ANY PURPORTED
2234      WAIVER OF THESE VOIDABILITY RIGHTS SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT. BUYER
2235      MAY EXTEND THE TIME FOR CLOSING FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN 7
2236      DAYS, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, AFTER
2237      THE BUYER RECEIVES A CURRENT COPY OF THE INSPECTOR-PREPARED
2238      SUMMARY OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION REPORT AS DESCRIBED IN
2239      SECTION 553.899, FLORIDA STATUTES; A COPY OF THE TURNOVER
2240      INSPECTION REPORT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 718.301(4)(p) AND (q),
2241      FLORIDA STATUTES; OR A COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MOST RECENT
2242      STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDY DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS
2243      718.103(28) 718.103(26) AND 718.112(2)(g), FLORIDA STATUTES, IF
2244      REQUESTED IN WRITING. BUYER'S RIGHT TO VOID THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
2245      TERMINATE AT CLOSING.
2246
2247      A contract that does not conform to the requirements of this
2248      paragraph is voidable at the option of the purchaser before
2249      closing.
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2251  to the redesignation of subunits in s. 718.103 by s. 5, ch.
2252  2024-244, Laws of Florida.
2253  Section 46.  Paragraph (j) of subsection (1) of section
2254      719.106, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2255  719.106        Bylaws; cooperative ownership.—
2256  (1)      MANDATORY PROVISIONS.—The bylaws or other cooperative
2257      documents shall provide for the following, and if they do not,
2258      they shall be deemed to include the following:
2259  (j)     Annual budget.—
2260  1.      The proposed annual budget of common expenses must be
2261      detailed and must show the amounts budgeted by accounts and
2262      expense classifications, including, if applicable, but not
2263      limited to, those expenses listed in s. 719.504(20). The board
2264      of administration shall adopt the annual budget at least 14 days
2265      before the start of the association's fiscal year. In the event
2266      that the board fails to timely adopt the annual budget a second
2267      time, it is deemed a minor violation and the prior year's budget
2268      shall continue in effect until a new budget is adopted.
2269  2.a.        In addition to annual operating expenses, the budget
2270      must include reserve accounts for capital expenditures and
2271      deferred maintenance. These accounts must include, but not be
2272      limited to, roof replacement, building painting, and pavement
2273      resurfacing, regardless of the amount of deferred maintenance
2274      expense or replacement cost, and for any other items for which
2275      the deferred maintenance expense or replacement cost exceeds
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2276      $25,000 or the inflation-adjusted amount determined by the
2277      division under subparagraph 6., whichever amount is greater. The
2278      amount to be reserved must be computed by means of a formula
2279      which is based upon estimated remaining useful life and
2280      estimated replacement cost or deferred maintenance expense of
2281      the reserve item. In a budget adopted by an association that is
2282      required to obtain a structural integrity reserve study,
2283      reserves must be maintained for the items identified in
2284      paragraph (k) for which the association is responsible pursuant
2285      to the declaration, and the reserve amount for such items must
2286      be based on the findings and recommendations of the
2287      association's most recent structural integrity reserve study.
2288      With respect to items for which an estimate of useful life is
2289      not readily ascertainable or with an estimated remaining useful
2290      life of greater than 25 years, an association is not required to
2291      reserve replacement costs for such items, but an association
2292      must reserve the amount of deferred maintenance expense, if any,
2293      which is recommended by the structural integrity reserve study
2294      for such items. The association may adjust replacement reserve
2295      assessments annually to take into account an inflation
2296      adjustment and any changes in estimates or extension of the
2297      useful life of a reserve item caused by deferred maintenance.
2298  b.      The members of a unit-owner-controlled association may
2299      determine, by a majority vote of the total voting interests of
2300      the association, for a fiscal year to provide no reserves or
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2301      reserves less adequate than required by this subsection. Before
2302      turnover of control of an association by a developer to unit
2303      owners other than a developer under s. 719.301, the developer-
2304      controlled association may not vote to waive the reserves or
2305      reduce funding of the reserves.
2306  c.      For a budget adopted on or after December 31, 2024, a
2307      unit-owner-controlled association that must obtain a structural
2308      integrity reserve study may not determine to provide no reserves
2309      or reserves less adequate than required by this paragraph for
2310      items listed in paragraph (k). If a meeting of the unit owners
2311      has been called to determine to provide no reserves, or reserves
2312      less adequate than required, and such result is not attained or
2313      a quorum is not attained, the reserves as included in the budget
2314      shall go into effect.
2315  d.      If the local building official as defined in s.
2316      468.603, determines that the entire cooperative building is
2317      uninhabitable due to a natural emergency as defined in s.
2318      252.34, the board may pause the contribution to its reserves or
2319      reduce reserve funding until the local building official
2320      determines that the cooperative building is habitable. Any
2321      reserve account funds held by the association may be expended,
2322      pursuant to the board's determination, to make the cooperative
2323      building and its structures habitable. Upon the determination by
2324      the local building official that the cooperative building is
2325      habitable, the association must immediately resume contributing
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2326      funds to its reserves.
2327  3.a.(I)       Reserves for the items identified in paragraph (k)
2328      (g) may be funded by regular assessments, special assessments,
2329      lines of credit, or loans. A special assessment, a line of
2330      credit, or a loan under this sub-subparagraph requires the
2331      approval of a majority vote of the total voting interests of the
2332      association.
2333  (II)        A unit-owner-controlled association that is required
2334      to have a structural reserve study may secure a line of credit
2335      or a loan to fund capital expenses required by a milestone
2336      inspection under s. 553.899 or a structural integrity reserve
2337      study. The lines of credit or loans must be sufficient to fund
2338      the cumulative amount of any previously waived or unfunded
2339      portion of the reserve funding amount required by this paragraph
2340      and the most recent structural integrity reserve study. Funding
2341      from the line of credit or loans must be immediately available
2342      for access by the board to fund required repair, maintenance, or
2343      replacement expenses without further approval by the members of
2344      the association. A special assessment, a line of credit, or a
2345      loan secured under this sub-subparagraph and related details
2346      must be included in the annual financial statement required
2347      under s. 719.104(4) to be delivered to unit owners and required
2348      under s. 719.503 s. 718.503 to be provided to prospective
2349      purchasers of a unit.
2350  b.      For a budget adopted on or before December 31, 2028, if
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2351      the association has completed a milestone inspection pursuant to
2352      s. 553.899 within the previous 2 calendar years, the board, upon
2353      the approval of a majority of the total voting interests of the
2354      association, may temporarily pause, for a period of no more than
2355      two consecutive annual budgets, reserve fund contributions or
2356      reduce the amount of reserve funding for the purpose of funding
2357      repairs recommended by the milestone inspection. This sub-
2358      subparagraph does not apply to a developer-controlled
2359      association and an association in which the nondeveloper unit
2360      owners have been in control for less than 1 year. An association
2361      that has paused reserve contributions under this sub-
2362      subparagraph must have a structural integrity reserve study
2363      performed before the continuation of reserve contributions in
2364      order to determine the association's reserve funding needs and
2365      to recommend a reserve funding plan.
2366  4.      Reserve funds and any interest accruing thereon shall
2367      remain in the reserve account or accounts, and shall be used
2368      only for authorized reserve expenditures unless their use for
2369      other purposes is approved in advance by a vote of the majority
2370      of the total voting interests of the association. Before
2371      turnover of control of an association by a developer to unit
2372      owners other than the developer under s. 719.301, the developer
2373      may not vote to use reserves for purposes other than that for
2374      which they were intended. For a budget adopted on or after
2375      December 31, 2024, members of a unit-owner-controlled
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2376      association that must obtain a structural integrity reserve
2377      study may not vote to use reserve funds, or any interest
2378      accruing thereon, for purposes other than the replacement or
2379      deferred maintenance costs of the components listed in paragraph
2380      (k).
2381  5.      An association's reserve accounts may be pooled for two
2382      or more required components. Reserve funding for components
2383      identified in paragraph (k) (g) may only be pooled with other
2384      components identified in paragraph (k) (g). The reserve funding
2385      indicated in the proposed annual budget must be sufficient to
2386      ensure that available funds meet or exceed projected expenses
2387      for all components in the reserve pool based on the reserve
2388      funding plan or schedule of the most recent structural integrity
2389      reserve study. A vote of the members is not required for the
2390      board to change the accounting method for reserves to a pooling
2391      accounting method or a straight-line accounting method.
2392  6.      The division shall annually adjust for inflation, based
2393      on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers released in
2394      January of each year, the minimum $25,000 threshold amount for
2395      required reserves. By February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter,
2396      the division must conspicuously post on its website the
2397      inflation-adjusted minimum threshold amount for required
2398      reserves.
2399      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct cross-references to conform
2400  to context. Paragraph (g) relates to common expenses;
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2401  paragraph (k) requires structural integrity reserve
2402  studies. Section 718.503 relates to disclosure prior to
2403  sale of residential condominiums; s. 719.503 relates to
2404  disclosure prior to sale of residential cooperatives.
2405  Section 47.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
2406      720.303, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2407  720.303       Association powers and duties; meetings of board;
2408      official records; budgets; financial reporting; association
2409      funds; recalls.—
2410  (4)      OFFICIAL RECORDS.—
2411  (b)1.       By January 1, 2025, an association that has 100 or
2412      more parcels shall post the following documents on its website
2413      or make available such documents through an application that can
2414      be downloaded on a mobile device:
2415  a.      The articles of incorporation of the association and
2416      each amendment thereto.
2417  b.      The recorded bylaws of the association and each
2418      amendment thereto.
2419  c.      The declaration of covenants and a copy of each
2420      amendment thereto.
2421  d.      The current rules of the association.
2422  e.      A list of all current executory contracts or documents
2423      to which the association is a party or under which the
2424      association or the parcel owners have an obligation or
2425      responsibility and, after bidding for the related materials,
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2426      equipment, or services has closed, a list of bids received by
2427      the association within the past year.
2428  f.      The annual budget required by subsection (6) and any
2429      proposed budget to be considered at the annual meeting.
2430  g.      The financial report required by subsection (7) and any
2431      monthly income or expense statement to be considered at a
2432      meeting.
2433  h.      The association's current insurance policies.
2434  i.      The certification of each director as required by s.
2435      720.3033(1)(a).
2436  j.      All contracts or transactions between the association
2437      and any director, officer, corporation, firm, or association
2438      that is not an affiliated homeowners' association or any other
2439      entity in which a director of an association is also a director
2440      or an officer and has a financial interest.
2441  k.      Any contract or document regarding a conflict of
2442      interest or possible conflict of interest as provided in ss.
2443      468.436(2)(b)6. and 720.3033(2).
2444  l.      Notice of any scheduled meeting of members and the
2445      agenda for the meeting, as required by s. 720.306, at least 14
2446      days before such meeting. The notice must be posted in plain
2447      view on the homepage of the website or application, or on a
2448      separate subpage of the website or application labeled "Notices"
2449      which is conspicuously visible and linked from the homepage. The
2450      association shall also post on its website or application any
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2451      document to be considered and voted on by the members during the
2452      meeting or any document listed on the meeting agenda at least 7
2453      days before the meeting at which such document or information
2454      within the document will be considered.
2455  m.      Notice of any board meeting, the agenda, and any other
2456      document required for such meeting as required by subsection (2)
2457      (3), which must be posted on the website or application no later
2458      than the date required for notice under subsection (2) (3).
2459  2.      The association's website or application must be
2460      accessible through the Internet and must contain a subpage, web
2461      portal, or other protected electronic location that is
2462      inaccessible to the general public and accessible only to parcel
2463      owners and employees of the association.
2464  3.      Upon written request by a parcel owner, the association
2465      must provide the parcel owner with a username and password and
2466      access to the protected sections of the association's website or
2467      application which contains the official documents of the
2468      association.
2469  4.      The association shall ensure that the information and
2470      records described in paragraph (5)(g), which are not allowed to
2471      be accessible to parcel owners, are not posted on the
2472      association's website or application. If protected information
2473      or information restricted from being accessible to parcel owners
2474      is included in documents that are required to be posted on the
2475      association's website or application, the association must
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2476      ensure the information is redacted before posting the documents.
2477      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the association or its authorized
2478      agent is not liable for disclosing information that is protected
2479      or restricted under paragraph (5)(g) unless such disclosure was
2480      made with a knowing or intentional disregard of the protected or
2481      restricted nature of such information.
2482      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform
2483  to the fact that notice requirements are referenced in
2484  subsection (2). Subsection (3) relates to minutes of
2485  meetings.
2486  Section 48.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
2487      782.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2488  782.071     Vehicular homicide.—"Vehicular homicide" is the
2489      killing of a human being, or the killing of an unborn child by
2490      any injury to the mother, caused by the operation of a motor
2491      vehicle by another in a reckless manner likely to cause the
2492      death of, or great bodily harm to, another.
2493  (1)     Vehicular homicide is:
2494  (c)     A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided
2495      in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the person has a
2496      prior conviction under this section, s. 316.193(3)(c)3., s.
2497      327.35(3)(a)3.c. s. 327.35(3)(c)3., or s. 782.072.
2498      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
2499  conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by
2500  s. 6, ch. 2025-197, Laws of Florida.
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2501  Section 49.  Subsection (3) of section 782.072, Florida
2502      Statutes, is amended to read:
2503  782.072     Vessel homicide.—
2504  (3)     A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided
2505      in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the person has a
2506      prior conviction under this section, s. 316.193(3)(c)3., s.
2507      327.35(3)(a)3.c. s. 327.35(3)(c)3., or s. 782.071.
2508      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
2509  conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by
2510  s. 6, ch. 2025-197, Laws of Florida.
2511  Section 50.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of
2512      section 790.052, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2513  790.052     Carrying of concealed firearms by; off-duty law
2514      enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional
2515      probation officers.—
2516  (1)
2517  (b)     All persons holding an active certification from the
2518      Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as a law
2519      enforcement officers officer, a correctional officers officer,
2520      or a correctional probation officers officer as defined in s.
2521      943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) meet the definition
2522      of "qualified law enforcement officer" in 18 U.S.C. s. 926B(c).
2523  (c)     All persons who held an active certification from the
2524      Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as a law
2525      enforcement officers officer, correctional officers officer, or
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2526      correctional probation officers officer as defined in s.
2527      943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9), while working for an
2528      employing agency, as defined in s. 943.10(4), but have separated
2529      from service under the conditions set forth in 18 U.S.C. s.
2530      926C(c), meet the definition of "qualified retired law
2531      enforcement officer."
2532      Reviser's note.—Amended to provide contextual consistency and
2533  conform to context.
2534  Section 51.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
2535      823.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2536  823.11      Derelict and migrant vessels; relocation or
2537      removal; penalty.—
2538  (4)
2539  (c)     The commission may establish a program to provide
2540      grants to local governments for the removal, storage,
2541      destruction, and disposal of derelict vessels or migrant vessels
2542      from the waters of this state. This grant funding may also be
2543      used for the removal, storage, destruction, and disposal of
2544      vessels declared a public nuisance pursuant to s. 327.73(1)(aa)
2545      or the derelict vessel prevention program established pursuant
2546      to s. 327.4107(6) s. 327.4107(7). The program must be funded
2547      from the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund or the Florida
2548      Coastal Protection Trust Fund. Notwithstanding s. 216.181(11),
2549      funds available for these grants may only be authorized by
2550      appropriations acts of the Legislature. In a given fiscal year,
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2551      if all funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph are not
2552      requested by and granted to local governments for the removal,
2553      storage, destruction, and disposal of derelict vessels, migrant
2554      vessels, or vessels declared a public nuisance pursuant to s.
2555      327.73(1)(aa) by the end of the third quarter, the Fish and
2556      Wildlife Conservation Commission may use the remainder of the
2557      funds to remove, store, destroy, and dispose of, or to pay
2558      private contractors to remove, store, destroy, and dispose of,
2559      derelict vessels, migrant vessels, or vessels declared a public
2560      nuisance pursuant to s. 327.73(1)(aa). The commission shall
2561      adopt by rule procedures for local governments to submit a grant
2562      application and criteria for allocating available funds. Such
2563      criteria must include, at a minimum, all of the following:
2564  1.      The number of derelict vessels and migrant vessels
2565      within the jurisdiction of the applicant.
2566  2.      The threat posed by such vessels to public health or
2567      safety, the environment, navigation, or the aesthetic condition
2568      of the general vicinity.
2569  3.      The degree of commitment of the local government to
2570      maintain waters free of abandoned, derelict, and migrant vessels
2571      and to seek legal action against those who abandon vessels in
2572      the waters of this state as defined in s. 327.02.
2573      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform
2574  to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.4107 by s. 2,
2575  ch. 2025-147, Laws of Florida.
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2576  Section 52.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (8) of section
2577      836.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2578  836.13      Altered sexual depictions; prohibited acts;
2579      penalties; applicability.—
2580  (8)
2581  (f)     In addition to the remedies under subsection (7) (5),
2582      a failure to reasonably comply with the notice and removal
2583      obligations under this subsection shall be treated as an unfair
2584      or a deceptive act or practice under part II of chapter 501, and
2585      the person or entity responsible shall be subject to the
2586      penalties and remedies provided in part II of chapter 501.
2587      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
2588  conform to the redesignation of subunits by s. 3, ch. 2025-
2589  99, Laws of Florida.
2590  Section 53.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
2591      893.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2592  893.03      Standards and schedules.—The substances enumerated
2593      in this section are controlled by this chapter. The controlled
2594      substances listed or to be listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV,
2595      and V are included by whatever official, common, usual,
2596      chemical, trade name, or class designated. The provisions of
2597      this section shall not be construed to include within any of the
2598      schedules contained in this section any excluded drugs listed
2599      within the purview of 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.22, styled "Excluded
2600      Substances"; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.24, styled "Exempt Chemical
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2601      Preparations"; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.32, styled "Exempted
2602      Prescription Products"; or 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.34, styled "Exempt
2603      Anabolic Steroid Products."
2604  (4)      SCHEDULE IV.—
2605  (b)      Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in
2606      another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or
2607      preparation which contains any quantity of the following
2608      substances, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers
2609      whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of
2610      isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation,
2611      are controlled in Schedule IV:
2612  1.      Alfaxalone.
2613  2.      Alprazolam.
2614  3.      Barbital.
2615  4.      Bromazepam.
2616  5.      Butorphanol tartrate.
2617  6.      Camazepam.
2618  7.      Carisoprodol.
2619  8.      Cathine.
2620  9.      Chloral betaine.
2621  10.      Chloral hydrate.
2622  11.      Chlordiazepoxide.
2623  12.      Clobazam.
2624  13.      Clonazepam.
2625  14.      Clorazepate.
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2626  15.     Clotiazepam.
2627  16.     Cloxazolam.
2628  17.     Dexfenfluramine.
2629  18.     Delorazepam.
2630  19.     Dichloralphenazone.
2631  20.     Diazepam.
2632  21.     Diethylpropion.
2633  22.     Eluxadoline.
2634  23.     Estazolam.
2635  24.     Eszopiclone.
2636  25.     Ethchlorvynol.
2637  26.     Ethinamate.
2638  27.     Ethyl loflazepate.
2639  28.     Fencamfamin.
2640  29.     Fenfluramine.
2641  30.     Fenproporex.
2642  30.31.      Fludiazepam.
2643  31.32.      Flurazepam.
2644  32.33.      Fospropofol.
2645  33.34.      Halazepam.
2646  34.35.      Haloxazolam.
2647  35.36.      Ketazolam.
2648  36.37.      Loprazolam.
2649  37.38.      Lorazepam.
2650  38.39.      Lorcaserin.
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2651  39.40.      Lormetazepam.
2652  40.41.      Mazindol.
2653  41.42.      Mebutamate.
2654  42.43.      Medazepam.
2655  43.44.      Mefenorex.
2656  44.45.      Meprobamate.
2657  45.46.      Methohexital.
2658  46.47.      Methylphenobarbital.
2659  47.48.      Midazolam.
2660  48.49.      Modafinil.
2661  49.50.      Nimetazepam.
2662  50.51.      Nitrazepam.
2663  51.52.      Nordiazepam.
2664  52.53.      Oxazepam.
2665  53.54.      Oxazolam.
2666  54.55.      Paraldehyde.
2667  55.56.      Pemoline.
2668  56.57.      Pentazocine.
2669  57.58.      Petrichloral.
2670  58.59.      Phenobarbital.
2671  59.60.      Phentermine.
2672  60.61.      Pinazepam.
2673  61.62.      Pipradrol.
2674  62.63.      Prazepam.
2675  63.64.      Propoxyphene (dosage forms).
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2676  64.65.      Propylhexedrine, excluding any patent or
2677      proprietary preparation containing propylhexedrine, unless
2678      otherwise provided by federal law.
2679  65.66.      Quazepam.
2680  66.67.      Sibutramine.
2681  67.68.      SPA[(-)-1 dimethylamino-1, 2 diphenylethane].
2682  68.69.      Suvorexant.
2683  69.70.      Temazepam.
2684  70.71.      Tetrazepam.
2685  71.72.      Tramadol.
2686  72.73.      Triazolam.
2687  73.74.      Zaleplon.
2688  74.75.      Zolpidem.
2689  75.76.      Zopiclone.
2690  76.77.      Not more than 1 milligram of difenoxin and not less
2691      than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.
2692      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to s. 5, ch. 97-1, Laws of
2693  Florida, which repealed paragraph (4)(w), redesignated as
2694  subparagraph (4)(b)29. by s. 8, ch. 2018-3, Laws of
2695  Florida, effective upon the removal of fenfluramine from
2696  the schedules of controlled substances in 21 C.F.R. s.
2697  1308. The Drug Enforcement Administration, United States
2698  Department of Justice, in FR Doc. 2022-27400, filed
2699  December 22, 2022, issued a final rule removing
2700  fenfluramine from the schedules of the Controlled
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2701  Substances Act, effective December 23, 2022.
2702  Section 54.  Subsection (1) of section 914.27, Florida
2703      Statutes, is amended to read:
2704  914.27      Confidentiality of victim and witness information.—
2705  (1)     Information held by any state or local law enforcement
2706      agency, any state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, or the
2707      Department of Law Enforcement which discloses:
2708  (a)     The identity or location of a victim or witness who
2709      has been identified or certified for protective or relocation
2710      services pursuant to s. 914.25;
2711  (b)     The identity or location of an immediate family member
2712      of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified
2713      pursuant to s. 914.25;
2714  (c)     Relocation sites, techniques, or procedures utilized
2715      or developed as a result of the victim and witness protective
2716      services afforded by s. 914.25; or
2717  (d)     The identity or relocation site of any victim,
2718      witness, or immediate family member of a victim or witness who
2719      has made a relocation of permanent residence by reason of the
2720      victim's or witness's involvement in the investigation or
2721      prosecution giving rise to certification for protective or
2722      relocation services pursuant to s. 914.25;
2723
2724      is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
2725      I of the State Constitution. Such information may be shared by
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2726      law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, and the statewide
2727      prosecutor to facilitate the protective or relocation services
2728      provided pursuant to s. 914.25 and to support the prosecution
2729      efforts of the state attorneys and the statewide prosecutor. Any
2730      information so shared must remain confidential and exempt in the
2731      hands of any agency or entity to which the information is
2732      provided.
2733      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
2734  improve clarity.
2735  Section 55.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
2736      916.111, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2737  916.111     Training of mental health experts.—The evaluation
2738      of defendants for competency to proceed or for sanity at the
2739      time of the commission of the offense shall be conducted in such
2740      a way as to ensure uniform application of the criteria
2741      enumerated in Rules 3.210 and 3.216, Florida Rules of Criminal
2742      Procedure. The department shall develop, and may contract with
2743      accredited institutions:
2744  (1)     To provide:
2745  (c)     Training for mental health professionals in the
2746      application of these protocols and procedures in performing
2747      forensic evaluations and providing reports to the courts.
2748      Training must include, but is not limited to, information on
2749      statutes and rules related to competency restoration, evidence-
2750      based practices, and least restrictive treatment alternatives
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2751      and placement options as described in s. 916.12(4)(c); and
2752      Reviser's note.—Amended to improve clarity and facilitate
2753  correct interpretation. Section 916.12(4)(c) references
2754  both treatment alternatives and placement options.
2755  Section 56.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
2756      916.115, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2757  916.115      Appointment of experts.—
2758  (1)      The court shall appoint no more than three experts to
2759      determine the mental condition of a defendant in a criminal
2760      case, including competency to proceed, insanity, involuntary
2761      placement, and treatment. The experts may evaluate the defendant
2762      in jail or in another appropriate local facility or in a
2763      facility of the Department of Corrections.
2764  (a)     Each The court-appointed expert experts shall:
2765  1.      Be a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, or physician.
2766  2.      Have completed initial and annual forensic evaluator
2767      training, provided by the department.
2768  3.      If performing juvenile evaluations, have completed
2769      initial and annual juvenile forensic competency evaluation
2770      training provided by the department.
2771      Reviser's note.—Amended to improve sentence structure.
2772  Section 57.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section
2773      921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2774  921.0022        Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity
2775      ranking chart.—
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2776  (3)     OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
2777  (i)     LEVEL 9
2778
          Florida  Felony
          Statute  Degree  Description
2779
          316.193  1st  DUI manslaughter; failing to
              (3)(c)3.b.  render aid or give
                                                                  information.
2780
          316.193  1st  DUI manslaughter; prior
              (3)(c)3.c.  conviction for DUI
                                                                  manslaughter, BUI
                                                                  manslaughter, vehicular
                                                                  homicide, or vessel homicide.
2781
          327.35  1st  BUI manslaughter; failing
              (3)(a)3.c.(II)  to render aid or give
                                                                              information.
2782
          327.35  1st  BUI manslaughter; prior
              (3)(a)3.c.(III)  conviction for DUI
          327.35(3)(c)3.c.  manslaughter, BUI
                                                                               manslaughter, vehicular
                                                                               homicide, or vessel
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                                                                              homicide.
2783
          409.920  1st  Medicaid provider
              (2)(b)1.c.  fraud; $50,000 or more.
2784
          499.0051(8)  1st  Knowing sale or purchase of
                                                                         contraband prescription
                                                                         drugs resulting in great
                                                                         bodily harm.
2785
          560.123(8)(b)3.  1st  Failure to report
                                                                              currency or payment
                                                                              instruments totaling or
                                                                              exceeding $100,000 by
                                                                              money transmitter.
2786
          560.125(5)(c)  1st  Money transmitter business
                                                                             by unauthorized person,
                                                                             currency, or payment
                                                                             instruments totaling or
                                                                             exceeding $100,000.
2787
          655.50(10)(b)3.  1st  Failure to report
                                                                              financial transactions
                                                                              totaling or exceeding
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                                                                            $100,000 by financial
                                                                            institution.
2788
          775.0844  1st  Aggravated white collar
                                                                      crime.
2789
          782.04(1)  1st  Attempt, conspire, or solicit
                                                                  to commit premeditated
                                                                  murder.
2790
          782.04(3)  1st,PBL  Accomplice to murder in
                                                                                connection with arson,
                                                                                sexual battery,
                                                                                robbery, burglary,
                                                                                aggravated fleeing or
                                                                                eluding with serious
                                                                                bodily injury or death,
                                                                                and other specified
                                                                                felonies.
2791
          782.051(1)  1st  Attempted felony murder
                                                                    while perpetrating or
                                                                    attempting to perpetrate a
                                                                    felony enumerated in s.
                                                                    782.04(3).
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2792
          782.07(2)  1st  Aggravated manslaughter of an
                                                                   elderly person or disabled
                                                                   adult.
2793
          787.01(1)(a)1.  1st,PBL  Kidnapping; hold for
                                                                                    ransom or reward or
                                                                                    as a shield or
                                                                                    hostage.
2794
          787.01(1)(a)2.  1st,PBL  Kidnapping with
                                                                                     intent to commit or
                                                                                     facilitate
                                                                                     commission of any
                                                                                     felony.
2795
          787.01(1)(a)4.  1st,PBL  Kidnapping with intent
                                                                                to interfere with
                                                                                performance of any
                                                                                governmental or
                                                                                political function.
2796
          787.02(3)(a)  1st,PBL  False imprisonment;
                                                                            child under age 13;
                                                                            perpetrator also commits
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                                                                            aggravated child abuse,
                                                                            sexual battery, or lewd
                                                                            or lascivious battery,
                                                                            molestation, conduct, or
                                                                            exhibition.
2797
          787.06(3)(c)1.  1st  Human trafficking for
                                                                            labor and services of an
                                                                            unauthorized alien child.
2798
          787.06(3)(d)  1st  Human trafficking using
                                                                        coercion for commercial
                                                                        sexual activity of an
                                                                        unauthorized adult alien.
2799
          787.06(3)(f)1.  1st,PBL  Human trafficking for
                                                                                    commercial sexual
                                                                                    activity by the
                                                                                    transfer or transport
                                                                                    of any child from
                                                                                    outside Florida to
                                                                                    within the state.
2800
          790.161  1st  Attempted capital destructive
                                                                 device offense.
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2801
          790.166(2)  1st,PBL  Possessing, selling,
                                                                            using, or attempting to
                                                                            use a weapon of mass
                                                                            destruction.
2802
          794.011(2)  1st  Attempted sexual
                                                                            battery; victim less
                                                                            than 12 years of age.
2803
          794.011(2)  Life  Sexual battery;
                                                                                offender younger than
                                                                                18 years and commits
                                                                                sexual battery on a
                                                                                person less than 12
                                                                                years.
2804
          794.011(4)(a)  1st,PBL  Sexual battery, certain
                                                                            circumstances; victim 12
                                                                            years of age or older but
                                                                            younger than 18 years;
                                                                            offender 18 years or
                                                                            older.
2805
          794.011(4)(b)  1st        Sexual battery, certain
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                                                                      circumstances; victim and
                                                                      offender 18 years of age or
                                                                      older.
2806
          794.011(4)(c)  1st        Sexual battery, certain
                                                                      circumstances; victim 12
                                                                      years of age or older;
                                                                      offender younger than 18
                                                                      years.
2807
          794.011(4)(d)  1st,PBL  Sexual battery, certain
                                                                            circumstances; victim 12
                                                                            years of age or older;
                                                                            prior conviction for
                                                                            specified sex offenses.
2808
          794.011(8)(b)  1st,PBL  Sexual battery;
                                                                                    engage in sexual
                                                                                    conduct with minor
                                                                                    12 to 18 years by
                                                                                    person in familial
                                                                                    or custodial
                                                                                    authority.
2809
          794.08(2)  1st  Female genital mutilation;
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                                                                         victim younger than 18 years
                                                                         of age.
2810
          800.04(5)(b)  Life  Lewd or lascivious
                                                                              molestation; victim less
                                                                              than 12 years; offender 18
                                                                              years or older.
2811
          812.13(2)(a)  1st,PBL  Robbery with
                                                                                           firearm or other
                                                                                           deadly weapon.
2812
          812.133(2)(a)  1st,PBL  Carjacking; firearm
                                                                                   or other deadly
                                                                                   weapon.
2813
          812.135(2)(b)  1st  Home-invasion
                                                                                       robbery with weapon.
2814
          817.535(3)(b)  1st  Filing false lien or other
                                                                              unauthorized document;
                                                                              second or subsequent
                                                                              offense; property owner is
                                                                              a public officer or
                                                                              employee.
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2815
          817.535(4)(a)2.  1st  Filing false claim or
                                                                              other unauthorized
                                                                              document; defendant is
                                                                              incarcerated or under
                                                                              supervision.
2816
          817.535(5)(b)  1st  Filing false lien or other
                                                                             unauthorized document;
                                                                             second or subsequent
                                                                             offense; owner of the
                                                                             property incurs financial
                                                                             loss as a result of the
                                                                             false instrument.
2817
          817.568(7)  2nd,  Fraudulent use of personal
                                                     PBL  identification information of
                                                                  an individual under the age of
                                                                  18 by his or her parent, legal
                                                                  guardian, or person exercising
                                                                  custodial authority.
2818
          827.03(2)(a)  1st  Aggravated child abuse.
2819
          847.0145(1)  1st  Selling, or otherwise
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                                                                       transferring custody or
                                                                       control, of a minor.
2820
          847.0145(2)  1st  Purchasing, or otherwise
                                                                         obtaining custody or
                                                                         control, of a minor.
2821
          859.01  1st  Poisoning or introducing
                                                                bacteria, radioactive materials,
                                                                viruses, or chemical compounds
                                                                into food, drink, medicine, or
                                                                water with intent to kill or
                                                                injure another person.
2822
          893.135  1st  Attempted capital trafficking
                                                                  offense.
2823
          893.135(1)(a)3.  1st  Trafficking in
                                                                                 cannabis, more than
                                                                                 10,000 lbs.
2824
          893.135  1st        Trafficking in cocaine,
              (1)(b)1.c.  more than 400 grams, less
                                                                       than 150 kilograms.
2825
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          893.135  1st        Trafficking in illegal
              (1)(c)1.c.  drugs, more than 28 grams,
                                                                      less than 30 kilograms.
2826
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in hydrocodone,
              (1)(c)2.d.  300 grams or more, less than
                                                                    30 kilograms.
2827
          893.135  1st        Trafficking in oxycodone,
              (1)(c)3.d.  100 grams or more, less
                                                                      than 30 kilograms.
2828
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in
              (1)(c)4.b.(III)  fentanyl, 28 grams or
                                                                                more.
2829
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in phencyclidine,
              (1)(d)1.c.  400 grams or more.
2830
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in methaqualone,
              (1)(e)1.c.  25 kilograms or more.
2831
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in amphetamine,
              (1)(f)1.c.  200 grams or more.
2832
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          893.135  1st  Trafficking in gamma-
              (1)(h)1.c.  hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 10
                                                                    kilograms or more.
2833
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in 1,4-
              (1)(j)1.c.  Butanediol, 10 kilograms or
                                                                          more.
2834
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in Phenethylamines,
              (1)(k)2.c.  400 grams or more.
2835
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in synthetic
              (1)(m)2.d.  cannabinoids, 30 kilograms or
                                                                      more.
2836
          893.135  1st  Trafficking in n-benzyl
              (1)(n)2.c.  phenethylamines, 200 grams or
                                                                  more.
2837
          896.101(5)(c)  1st       Money laundering,
                                                                              financial instruments
                                                                              totaling or exceeding
                                                                              $100,000.
2838
          896.104(4)(a)3.  1st       Structuring transactions
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                                                                            to evade reporting or
                                                                            registration
                                                                            requirements, financial
                                                                            transactions totaling or
                                                                            exceeding $100,000.
2839
2840      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
2841  conform to the redesignation of subunits in s. 327.35(3) by
2842  s. 6, ch. 2025-197, Laws of Florida.
2843  Section 58.  Subsection (6) of section 934.255, Florida
2844      Statutes, is amended to read:
2845  934.255     Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses.—
2846  (6)     An investigative or law enforcement officer who
2847      obtains a subpoena pursuant to paragraph (2)(c) may delay the
2848      notification required under that paragraph for a period not to
2849      exceed 180 days upon the execution of a written certification of
2850      a supervisory official that there is reason to believe that that
2851      notification of the existence of the subpoena may have an
2852      adverse result described in subsection (7).
2853      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to
2854  remove duplicative language.
2855  Section 59.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
2856      945.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2857  945.42      Definitions; ss. 945.40-945.49.—As used in ss.
2858      945.40-945.49, the following terms shall have the meanings
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2859      ascribed to them, unless the context shall clearly indicate
2860      otherwise:
2861  (7)     "In need of care and treatment" means that an inmate
2862      has a mental illness for which inpatient services in a mental
2863      health treatment facility are necessary and because of the
2864      mental illness:
2865  (c)     The inmate is unable to determine for himself or
2866      herself whether placement is necessary.; and
2867      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to punctuation elsewhere in
2868  the subsection. As amended by s. 9, ch. 2025-81, Laws of
2869  Florida, paragraphs (7)(a), (b), and (d) end in periods.
2870  Section 60.  Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection
2871      (3) of section 945.485, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2872  945.485     Management and treatment for self-injurious
2873      behaviors.—
2874  (2)     In accordance with s. 945.6402 s. 945.6042, the
2875      Legislature finds that an inmate retains the fundamental right
2876      of self-determination regarding decisions pertaining to his or
2877      her own health, including the right to choose or refuse medical
2878      treatment or life-saving medical procedures. However, the
2879      inmate's right to privacy and decisionmaking regarding medical
2880      treatment may be outweighed by compelling state interests.
2881  (3)     When an inmate is engaging in active or ongoing self-
2882      injurious behavior and has refused to provide express and
2883      informed consent for treatment related to the self-injurious
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2884      behavior, the warden of the facility where the inmate is housed
2885      shall consult with the inmate's treating physician regarding the
2886      inmate's medical and mental health status, current medical and
2887      mental health treatment needs, and competency to provide express
2888      and informed consent for treatment. The warden shall also
2889      determine whether the inmate's self-injurious behavior presents
2890      a danger to the safety of department staff or other inmates or
2891      the security, internal order, or discipline of the institution.
2892  (a)     If the inmate's treating physician determines that the
2893      inmate has a mental illness and is incompetent to consent to
2894      treatment, the physician shall proceed in accordance with s.
2895      945.6402 s. 945.6042 for any necessary surgical or medical
2896      services. If the inmate is in need of care and treatment as
2897      defined in s. 945.42, the inmate shall be referred to a mental
2898      health treatment facility for an involuntary examination in
2899      accordance with s. 945.44.
2900      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a transposition error.
2901  Section 945.6402 relates to inmate health care advance
2902  directives. Section 945.6042 does not exist.
2903  Section 61.  Subsection (2) of section 951.27, Florida
2904      Statutes, is amended to read:
2905  951.27      Blood tests of inmates.—
2906  (2)     Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
2907      serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1)
2908      are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
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2909      I of the State Constitution. However, it is not unlawful for the
2910      person receiving the test results to divulge the test results to
2911      the sheriff or chief correctional officer. Such test results
2912      must also be provided to employees or officers of the sheriff or
2913      chief correctional officer who are responsible for the custody
2914      and care of the affected inmate and have a need to know such
2915      information, to any person who provided a notice of exposure
2916      under subsection (4), and as provided in ss. 775.0877 and
2917      960.003. In addition, upon request of the victim or the victim's
2918      legal guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the victim if
2919      the victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test performed on
2920      an inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving oral, anal,
2921      or female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual
2922      organ of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the
2923      victim's legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of
2924      the victim if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county
2925      or municipal detention facility shall furnish the test results
2926      to the Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing
2927      the results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775.0877
2928      and to the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or the parent
2929      or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as
2930      provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term
2931      "female genitals" includes the labia minora, labia majora,
2932      clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.
2933      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
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2934  improve clarity.
2935  Section 62.  Subsection (14) of section 984.151, Florida
2936      Statutes, is amended to read:
2937  984.151       Early truancy intervention; truancy petition;
2938      judgment.—
2939  (14)        Any truant student who that meets the definition of a
2940      child in need of services and who has been found in contempt for
2941      violation of a court order under s. 984.09 two or more times
2942      shall be referred to the case staffing committee under s. 984.12
2943      with a recommendation to file a petition for a child in need of
2944      services.
2945      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial substitution to
2946  conform to context.
2947  Section 63.  Subsection (2) of section 984.19, Florida
2948      Statutes, is amended to read:
2949  984.19       Medical screening and treatment of child;
2950      examination of parent, legal guardian, or person requesting
2951      custody.—
2952  (2)     When the medical screening authorized by subsection
2953      (1) is performed or when it is otherwise determined by a
2954      licensed health care professional that a child is in need of
2955      medical treatment, consent for medical treatment shall be
2956      obtained in the following manner:
2957  (a)1.       Consent to medical treatment shall be obtained from
2958      a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child; or
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2959  2.      A court order for such treatment shall be obtained.
2960  (b)      If a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child
2961      is unavailable and his or her whereabouts cannot be reasonably
2962      ascertained, and it is after normal working hours so that a
2963      court order cannot reasonably be obtained, an authorized agent
2964      of the department or its provider has the authority to consent
2965      to necessary medical treatment for the child. The authority of
2966      the department to consent to medical treatment in this
2967      circumstance is limited to the time reasonably necessary to
2968      obtain court authorization.
2969  (c)      If a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child
2970      is available but refuses to consent to the necessary treatment,
2971      a court order is required, unless the situation meets the
2972      definition of an emergency in s. 743.064 or the treatment needed
2973      is related to suspected abuse or neglect of the child by the
2974      parent or guardian. In such case, the department's authorized
2975      agent may consent to necessary medical treatment. This authority
2976      is limited to the time reasonably necessary to obtain court
2977      authorization.
2978
2979      In no case may the department consent to sterilization,
2980      abortion, or termination of life support.
2981      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial insertion to
2982  improve clarity.
2983  Section 64.  Subsection (1) of section 984.21, Florida
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2984      Statutes, is amended to read:
2985  984.21      Orders of adjudication.—
2986  (1)     An order of adjudication by a court that a child is a
2987      child in need of services is a civil adjudication, and is not be
2988      deemed a conviction, nor shall the child be deemed to have been
2989      found guilty or to be a delinquent or criminal by reason of
2990      adjudication, nor shall that adjudication operate to impose upon
2991      the child any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by or
2992      resulting from conviction or disqualify or prejudice the child
2993      in any civil service application or appointment.
2994      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm an editorial deletion to
2995  improve clarity.
2996  Section 65.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
2997      1003.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2998  1003.27     Court procedure and penalties.—The court procedure
2999      and penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this
3000      part, relating to compulsory school attendance, shall be as
3001      follows:
3002  (2)     NONENROLLMENT AND NONATTENDANCE CASES.—
3003  (c)     The district school superintendent must provide the
3004      Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the legal name,
3005      sex, date of birth, and social security number of each minor
3006      student who has been reported under this paragraph and who fails
3007      to otherwise satisfy the requirements of s. 322.091. The
3008      Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may not issue a
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3009      driver license or learner's driver license to, and shall suspend
3010      any previously issued driver license or learner's driver license
3011      of, any such minor student, pursuant to s. 322.091.
3012      Reviser's note.—Amended to confirm the editorial reinsertion of
3013  the word "to" as stricken by s. 32, ch. 2025-153, Laws of
3014  Florida, to improve clarity.
3015  Section 66.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section
3016      1008.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3017  1008.25     Public school student progression; student
3018      support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring;
3019      reporting requirements.—
3020  (6)     MATHEMATICS DEFICIENCY AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.—
3021  (b)     A Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program student
3022      who exhibits a substantial deficiency in early math skills based
3023      upon the results of the administration of the midyear or final
3024      coordinated screening and progress monitoring under subsection
3025      (9) (8) shall be referred to the local school district and may
3026      be eligible to receive intensive mathematics interventions
3027      before participating in kindergarten.
3028      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform
3029  to context. Subsection (8) relates to successful
3030  progression for retained third grade students; subsection
3031  (9) relates to a coordinated screening and progress
3032  monitoring system.
3033  Section 67.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
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3034      1011.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3035  1011.61        Definitions.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
3036      1000.21, the following terms are defined as follows for the
3037      purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program:
3038  (1)      A "full-time equivalent student" in each program of
3039      the district is defined in terms of full-time students and part-
3040      time students as follows:
3041  (c)1.        A "full-time equivalent student" is:
3042  a.      A full-time student in any one of the programs listed
3043      in s. 1011.62(1)(c); or
3044  b.      A combination of full-time or part-time students in any
3045      one of the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) which is the
3046      equivalent of one full-time student based on the following
3047      calculations:
3048  (I)      A full-time student in a combination of programs
3049      listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) shall be a fraction of a full-time
3050      equivalent membership in each special program equal to the
3051      number of net hours per school year for which he or she is a
3052      member, divided by the appropriate number of hours set forth in
3053      subparagraph (a)1. The difference between that fraction or sum
3054      of fractions and the maximum value as set forth in subsection
3055      (3) (4) for each full-time student is presumed to be the balance
3056      of the student's time not spent in a special program and shall
3057      be recorded as time in the appropriate basic program.
3058  (II)        A prekindergarten student with a disability shall
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3059      meet the requirements specified for kindergarten students.
3060  (III)       A full-time equivalent student for students in
3061      kindergarten through grade 12 in a full-time virtual instruction
3062      program under s. 1002.45 or a virtual charter school under s.
3063      1002.33 shall consist of six full-credit completions or the
3064      prescribed level of content that counts toward promotion to the
3065      next grade in programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c). Credit
3066      completions may be a combination of full-credit courses or half-
3067      credit courses.
3068  (IV)        A full-time equivalent student for students in
3069      kindergarten through grade 12 in a part-time virtual instruction
3070      program under s. 1002.45 shall consist of six full-credit
3071      completions in programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and 3.
3072      Credit completions may be a combination of full-credit courses
3073      or half-credit courses.
3074  (V)     A Florida Virtual School full-time equivalent student
3075      shall consist of six full-credit completions or the prescribed
3076      level of content that counts toward promotion to the next grade
3077      in the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and 3. for students
3078      participating in kindergarten through grade 12 part-time virtual
3079      instruction and the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) for
3080      students participating in kindergarten through grade 12 full-
3081      time virtual instruction. Credit completions may be a
3082      combination of full-credit courses or half-credit courses.
3083  (VI)        Each successfully completed full-credit course earned
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3084      through an online course delivered by a district other than the
3085      one in which the student resides shall be calculated as 1/6 FTE.
3086  (VII)       A full-time equivalent student for courses requiring
3087      passage of a statewide, standardized end-of-course assessment
3088      under s. 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school diploma shall
3089      be defined and reported based on the number of instructional
3090      hours as provided in this subsection.
3091  (VIII)      For students enrolled in a school district as a
3092      full-time student, the district may report 1/6 FTE for each
3093      student who passes a statewide, standardized end-of-course
3094      assessment without being enrolled in the corresponding course.
3095  2.      A student in membership in a program scheduled for more
3096      or less than 180 school days or the equivalent on an hourly
3097      basis as specified by rules of the State Board of Education is a
3098      fraction of a full-time equivalent membership equal to the
3099      number of instructional hours in membership divided by the
3100      appropriate number of hours set forth in subparagraph (a)1.;
3101      however, for the purposes of this subparagraph, membership in
3102      programs scheduled for more than 180 days is limited to students
3103      enrolled in:
3104  a.      Juvenile justice education programs.
3105  b.      The Florida Virtual School.
3106  c.      Virtual instruction programs and virtual charter
3107      schools for the purpose of course completion and credit recovery
3108      pursuant to ss. 1002.45 and 1003.498. Course completion applies
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3109      only to a student who is reported during the second or third
3110      membership surveys and who does not complete a virtual education
3111      course by the end of the regular school year. The course must be
3112      completed no later than the deadline for amending the final
3113      student enrollment survey for that year. Credit recovery applies
3114      only to a student who has unsuccessfully completed a traditional
3115      or virtual education course during the regular school year and
3116      must retake the course in order to be eligible to graduate with
3117      the student's class.
3118
3119      The full-time equivalent student enrollment calculated under
3120      this subsection is subject to the requirements in subsection
3121      (3).
3122
3123      The department shall determine and implement an equitable method
3124      of equivalent funding for schools operating under emergency
3125      conditions, which schools have been approved by the department
3126      to operate for less than the minimum term as provided in s.
3127      1011.60(2).
3128      Reviser's note.—Amended to correct a cross-reference to conform
3129  to the redesignation of subunits in s. 1011.61 by s. 16,
3130  ch. 2025-203, Laws of Florida.
3131  Section 68.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
3132      1012.552, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3133  1012.552        The Coaching for Educator Readiness and Teaching
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3134      (CERT) Certification Program.—
3135  (2)     PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A CERT program must include all
3136      of the following:
3137  (f)     Provide Guidance and on-the-job training in the
3138      classroom on mastering Florida Educator Accomplished Practices.
3139      Reviser's note.—Amended to conform to context and improve
3140  clarity.
3141  Section 69.  This act shall take effect on the 60th day
3142      after adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in
3143      which enacted.
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